أحرقتburned نارthe fire of الجنانparadise وَجْنةَthe cheek of البدرthe full moon الجنانthe heart
أحرقت نار الجنان وَجْنةَ البدر الجنان
ولاحand flashed منfrom ألحاظهhis glances البرقthe lightning اليمانيYemeni
ولاح من ألحاظه البرق اليماني
The fire of paradise—the full moon's cheek—burned the heart.
The fire of heaven burned the garden of the full moon
And Yemeni lightning flashed from his glances.
And lightning flashed from his glances, Yemeni in origin
فبانso was revealed سرّيmy secret ولستand I am not أدريI know وهانand became light عنديto me فيin الهوىlove
فبان سرّي ولست أدري وهان عندي في الهوى
صعبthe hardship of الهوانhumiliation
صعب الهوان
So my secret was revealed, though I know not how; and in love I made light of
So my secret was revealed, though I did not know, and it was easy for me in love
the hardship of humiliation.
To be disgraced
راحbegan طرفيmy gaze وقتat the time of راحيmy wine يجتليbeholds وردthe rose of اقتراحيmy desire
راح طرفي وقت راحي يجتلي ورد اقتراحي
منهfrom him جنّةthe garden of الوجناتthe cheeks فيin خدّthe cheek of الرداحthe full-figured woman
منه جنّة الوجنات في خدّ الرداح
My gaze began, as I drank my wine, to behold the rose I desired
My eyes went in the time of their comfort to pick the roses of my suggestion
from him—the garden of cheeks on the full-figured woman's cheek.
From it the gardens of gardens on the cheek of the young gazelle
فقدتI lost وجديmy ecstasy وجدتI found فقديmy loss
فقدت وجدي وجدت فقدي
ولذّand grew sweet ليto me ذلّيmy abasement لدىbefore عزّthe glory of الغوانيbeautiful women
ولذّ لي ذلّي لدى عزّ الغواني
I lost my ecstasy; I found my loss.
I lost my ecstasy and found my loss
And my abasement grew sweet to me before the glory of beautiful women.
And my humiliation was sweet to me in the presence of the proud beauty
كمhow much بربّاتin the mistresses of الجمالbeauty منof جمالٍbeauty فيin المجاليthe appearances
كم بربّات الجمال من جمالٍ في المجالي
ووصلand arrived وصلunion كانwas فيat أوجthe summit of المعاليeminence
ووصل وصل كان في أوج المعالي
How much beauty lies in the mistresses of beauty, in their appearances!
How many beauties of beauty are there in the meadows
And union arrived, one that was at the summit of eminence.
And a union, a union that was at the height of hopes
والوصلand union الزَمْhold fast to إنif كنتyou were تعلمyou know
والوصل الزَمْ إن كنت تعلم
فعندناfor with us للمقتفيfor the follower منعthe withholding of الأمانيwishes
فعندنا للمقتفي منع الأماني
And hold fast to union, if you know,
And union is necessary, if you know
for among us, wishes are withheld from the follower.
For we forbid desires for the emulator
ربّO Lord صلّsend blessings دواماًcontinually سرمداeternally وصلّand send blessings سلاماًpeace علىupon نبيa prophet
ربّ صلّ دواماً سرمدا وصلّ سلاماً على نبي
ذكرهremembrance of him يبرئcures السقامsickness
ذكره يبرئ السقام
O Lord, send blessings continually, eternally, and blessings of peace upon a prophet
O Lord, bless with everlasting continuation and send peace upon the Prophet
whose remembrance cures sickness,
Whose mention heals the sick
والآلand the family الأبرارthe righteous والصحبand the companions الأخيارthe virtuous
والآل الأبرار والصحب الأخيار
ماso long as فكَّbroke مسكthe musk of مدحهمpraise of them ختمthe seal of الدنانthe wine jars
ما فكَّ مسك مدحهم ختم الدنان
and upon the righteous family and the virtuous companions,
And upon the virtuous family and the righteous companions
so long as the musk of their praise breaks the seal of the wine jars.
The musk of whose praise is sealed by Eternity
Sol 6.1