الحبّlove مفتاحthe key العطاgiving والجودand generosity
الحبّ مفتاح العطا والجود
للشجيfor the sorrowful one المدنفthe lovesick one الهائمthe one lost in love
للشجي المدنف الهائم
Love is the key to giving and generosity
Love is the key to generosity and munificence
For the sorrowful, lovesick one, enthralled
For the ardent, enamored, wandering youth
فيin كلّevery غيْدَاgraceful maiden فيamong الغوانيthe beautiful women خودa fair young maiden
في كلّ غيْدَا في الغواني خود
باللمىwith the lips' dusky hue فيin المرشفthe mouth الباسمsmiling
باللمى في المرشف الباسم
By every graceful maiden, a young beauty among the fair,
In every melody, in the branches he imagines
With the dusky hue of her smiling lips.
With a glance, he exposes the stature of the graceful beloved
بالقدّwith the figure تفضحْshe puts to shame قامةthe stature الأملودof the supple bough
بالقدّ تفضحْ قامة الأملود
تنثنيshe sways كالمترفlike one pampered الناعمdelicate
تنثني كالمترف الناعم
Her figure shames the stature of the supple bough;
She sways like a gentle branch
She sways like one pampered and delicate.
And her glance is the desire of the passionate lover
ولحظهاand her glance لذيfor one with الهوىpassion مجرودunsheathed
ولحظها لذي الهوى مجرود
فاتكdeadly كالمرهفlike a honed blade الصارمkeen-edged
فاتك كالمرهف الصارم
And her glance is unsheathed against the lover,
So supple, like the firm spear
Deadly as a keen, honed blade.
Whoever has sipped from the cup of love
كلّeveryone منwho كأسthe cup التصابيof youthful dalliance ذاقhas tasted
كلّ من كأس التصابي ذاق
وانتشىand grew intoxicated منfrom خمرةthe wine الحبّof love
وانتشى من خمرة الحبّ
Everyone who has tasted the cup of youthful dalliance
And delighted in the wine of passion
And grown intoxicated on the wine of love
Is counted among the lovers
فهوthen he is معدودٌcounted منamong العشّاقthe lovers
فهو معدودٌ من العشّاق
بالوفاfor faithfulness فيin دفترthe ledger الحبّof love
بالوفا في دفتر الحبّ
Is then counted among the lovers,
With loyalty in the book of love
For faithfulness, in the ledger of love.
He learns etiquette and refinement
يحتسيhe sips الآدابcourtesies والأذواقand spiritual tastes
يحتسي الآداب والأذواق
والصفاand purity فيin حانةthe tavern القربof nearness
والصفا في حانة القرب
He drinks in courtesy and spiritual tastes,
And purity in the tavern of nearness
And purity in the tavern of nearness.
His blossom made pure has withered
وردهhis drinking-water الصافيclear غداhas become مورودsought for drinking
ورده الصافي غدا مورود
قدindeed صفاhas grown clear للمغرمfor the enamored one الغارمthe love-bound one
قد صفا للمغرم الغارم
His clear water is now sought out;
For the fervent, burning lover
It has grown clear for the enamored, love-bound one.
O beloved of love, climb the mountain peak
ياO كليمconfidant الحبّof love إرقَascend الطورthe Mount
يا كليم الحبّ إرقَ الطور
فيin الهوىlove نحوtoward المناhopes ناجيcommune intimately
في الهوى نحو المنا ناجي
O confidant of love, ascend the Mount;
Toward the beloved, imploring
In love, commune in pursuit of your hopes.
And kindle love's fire from the light
واقتبسand draw نارthe fire الهوىof passion منfrom نورthe light
واقتبس نار الهوى من نور
بدرthe full moon ليلof the night الصبوةof youthful longing الداجيdark
بدر ليل الصبوة الداجي
And draw passion's fire from the light
Of the radiant moon of youth
Of the full moon in youthful longing's dark night.
And listen to the instruments and lute
واسمعand listen الآلاتthe instruments والطنبورand the tanbur lute
واسمع الآلات والطنبور
نطقهits speech وانهجand follow بمنهاجيalong my path
نطقه وانهج بمنهاجي
And listen to the instruments and the tanbur,
Speaking to you, follow my path
To its speech, and follow my path.
None but love is witnessed
ليسthere is not غيرother than الحبّlove منany مشهودthing beheld
ليس غير الحبّ من مشهود
فاغتنمهso seize it واتركand leave اللائمthe reproacher
فاغتنمه واترك اللائم
Nothing but love is beheld;
So seize it and leave the blamer
So seize it, and leave the reproacher.
Unlock the talisman from its treasure
فافتحso open الطلسمَthe talisman منfrom كنزهits treasure
فافتح الطلسمَ من كنزه
تعرفyou will know المحبوبthe beloved فيin فتحهits opening
تعرف المحبوب في فتحه
So unlock the talisman of its treasure;
To know the beloved through its opening
You will know the beloved when it is opened.
Explain the symbol and from its hint
واشرحand explain الإسمthe name وعنand regarding رمزهits symbol
واشرح الإسم وعن رمزه
اكشفuncover المطلوبwhat is sought منfrom شرحهits explanation
اكشف المطلوب من شرحه
And explain the name, and as for its symbol,
Reveal the sought through its explanation
Uncover what is sought through its explanation.
The puzzle of form from its riddle
ومعمَّىand the enigma الجسمof the body منfrom لغزهits riddle
ومعمَّى الجسم من لغزه
روحthe spirit معنىof the meaning الحبّof love فيin روحهits spirit
روح معنى الحبّ في روحه
And the body's enigma from its riddle—
Is the soul of love's meaning in its spirit
The spirit of love's meaning lies in its spirit.
None but love existed
لمdid not يكنbe غيرother than الهوىlove موجودexistent
لم يكن غير الهوى موجود
فاتحone who opens كنزthe treasure العطاof giving خاتمone who seals
فاتح كنز العطا خاتم
Nothing existed but love—
Key to the treasure of generosity, the seal
The opener of giving's treasure, the one who seals it.
Partial English translation: 31 of 32 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1