ياO لطيفgentle الشمائلthe character traits
يا لطيف الشمائل
بكbecause of you هاجتsurged بلابليmy sorrows
بك هاجت بلابلي
O you of gentle disposition,
O gentle faced one
Because of you, my sorrows have surged.
For you my nightingales sang
فيon محيّاكyour face شامةٌa beauty mark
في محيّاك شامةٌ
حيّرتbewildered كلّevery عاقلrational person
حيّرت كلّ عاقل
On your face is a beauty mark
In your smiling cheek, a mole
That has bewildered every rational mind.
That confused every rational one
لوif رأىsaw منكfrom you لفتةًa glance
لو رأى منك لفتةً
عاذليmy reproacher فيكover you لافتتنhe would surely be enthralled
عاذلي فيك لافتتن
Were he to see a glance from you,
If he saw a glance from you
The one who reproaches me over you would be enthralled.
My lover, I'd be infatuated
هبgrant لمضناكto your lovesick one رشفةًa sip
هب لمضناك رشفةً
منكfrom you تطفيquenches غلائليmy burning thirst
منك تطفي غلائلي
Grant your lovesick one a sip
Give a sip for your sweetness
From you, to quench my burning thirst.
To extinguish my burning desires
أغرقdrowned الدمعthe tears سائريall of me
أغرق الدمع سائري
فيكfor you ياO ريمgazelle حاجرHajir
فيك يا ريم حاجر
Tears have drowned my whole being
My tears drowned my eyes
For you, O gazelle of Hajir.
For you, O Reyhana, my beloved
ليتwould that لوif بالنواظرthrough the eyes
ليت لو بالنواظر
منكfrom you ردّa reply لسائلto one who asks
منك ردّ لسائل
Would that, through your eyes,
If only with my eyes
A reply came from you to one who asks.
I could get a glance back from you
ذوpossessing لحاظglances جوارحِwounding
ذو لحاظ جوارحِ
ماnot تخطّتmissed جوارحيmy limbs
ما تخطّت جوارحي
He of wounding glances,
With eyelashes that pierce hearts
Which have never missed my limbs.
My eyelashes did not reach
قصّsevered منّيfrom me جوانحيmy ribs
قصّ منّي جوانحي
سيفُsword جفنeyelid مقاتلwarlike
سيفُ جفن مقاتل
My ribs were cut away
Cut off were my wings
By the sword of a warlike eyelid.
By the sword of an opposing eyelid
صنتI guarded فيin الحبّlove مسمعيmy hearing
صنت في الحبّ مسمعي
وبهand of it باحspoke openly مدمعيmy tear duct
وبه باح مدمعي
In love I guarded my hearing,
I protected my hearing about love
And my tearful eye spoke openly of it.
And with it my tears spoke
ياO حشايmy heart تقطّعيbe torn apart
يا حشاي تقطّعي
ياO دموعيmy tears فواصليso continue
يا دموعي فواصلي
O my heart, be torn apart;
Oh my life, you're torn apart
O my tears, flow on!
Oh my tears, you're separated
ليسthere is no بينparting فأشتكيso I might complain
ليس بين فأشتكي
كيفhow للحبّto love مسلكيmy path
كيف للحبّ مسلكي
There is no parting for me to lament;
There's nothing between us, so I complain
How can I make my way to love?
How can love be my path
قدindeed حلاbecame sweet ليto me تهتّكيmy abandon
قد حلا لي تهتّكي
فيwithin ستورthe veils المنازلthe dwellings
في ستور المنازل
My abandon has grown sweet to me
You came to me bare
Within the veils of the dwellings.
Tearing through the veils of my home
صلsend blessings ربيmy Lord مدىthroughout المدىeternity
صل ربي مدى المدى
للّذيupon the one who جاءcame بالهدىwith guidance
للّذي جاء بالهدى
Send blessings, my Lord, forever and ever,
May God send blessings and peace
Upon him who came with guidance,
Upon the one who brought guidance
أفضلthe best of الرسلthe messengers أحمداAhmad
أفضل الرسل أحمدا
والصحابِand the Companions الأفاضلِthe noble ones
والصحابِ الأفاضلِ
Ahmad, the best of messengers,
The best of messengers, Ahmad
And the noble Companions.
And the righteous companions
Sol 6.1