ياO رَبّةmistress الخدرِthe secluded chamber
يا رَبّة الخدرِ
كَفىenough تَجافيناour estrangement
كَفى تَجافينا
O mistress of the secluded chamber,
O mistress of intoxication
enough of our estrangement.
Enough your estrangement
هَلis ...? فيin الهَوىlove العُذريchaste
هَل في الهَوى العُذري
خابfailed الرَجاhope فيناin us
خاب الرَجا فينا
Is it in chaste love
Is there in chaste love an excuse
that hope in us has failed?
That hope in us has failed
مالَتshe leaned إِلىtoward صدريmy breast
مالَت إِلى صدري
مِنfrom نَشأةonset السكرintoxication
مِن نَشأة السكر
She leaned toward my breast
She leaned against my chest
from the onset of intoxication.
With the charm of drunkenness
وَأَهيفand a slender one الخصرof waist
وَأَهيف الخصر
لِلوَصلto union يَدعوناcalls us
لِلوَصل يَدعونا
And a slender-waisted one
And the swaying waist
calls us to union
Inviting us to connection
بِالقامةwith the figure الحَسناlovely
بِالقامة الحَسنا
وَالمُقلةand the eye الوَسناlanguid
وَالمُقلة الوَسنا
with a lovely figure
With the beautiful stature
and a languid eye.
And the alluring eyelashes
ياO بَدرَناour full moon الأَسناmost radiant
يا بَدرَنا الأَسنا
أَصبَحتI have become مَفتوناbewitched
أَصبَحت مَفتونا
O our most radiant full moon,
O our bright full moon
I have become bewitched.
We have become infatuated
ميّاسةgracefully swaying القَدِّof figure
ميّاسة القَدِّ
وافَتshe came لَناto us تهديoffering
وافَت لَنا تهدي
She of the swaying figure
The rain of the braids
came to us, offering
Brought us a gift
مِنfrom جَنّةthe garden الخَدِّof the cheek
مِن جَنّة الخَدِّ
وَرداًroses وَنسريناand eglantine
وَرداً وَنسرينا
from the garden of her cheek
From the garden of the cheek
roses and eglantine.
A rose and jasmine
ياO صاحfriend قُمrise لِلحانfor the tavern
يا صاح قُم لِلحان
وَاِسمَعand hear صَداthe echo الأَلحانof the melodies
وَاِسمَع صَدا الأَلحان
O friend, rise for the tavern
O lover get up for singing
and hear the echo of melodies.
And listen to the sound of melodies
نَيلattainment المُنىwishes قَدalready حانhas come
نَيل المُنى قَد حان
ياoh قَهرchagrin واشيناof our slanderer
يا قَهر واشينا
The time to fulfill our wishes has come—
The attainment of wishes has come
oh, our slanderer's chagrin!
O conqueror of our soul
قامَتrose عَلىupon ساقa leg
قامَت عَلى ساق
أَسرارthe secrets أَشواقيof my yearnings
أَسرار أَشواقي
They sprang to their feet—
She stood on a leg
the secrets of my yearnings—
Secrets of my passions
تَسعىhasten إِلىtoward الساقيthe cupbearer
تَسعى إِلى الساقي
إِذwhen قامَhe rose يَسقيناhe gives us drink
إِذ قامَ يَسقينا
hastening toward the cupbearer
Hasten to the cupbearer
as he rose to give us drink.
When he stood to serve us
لِلّهِto God ماhow أَحلىlovely
لِلّهِ ما أَحلى
شَمساًa sun بَدَتappeared تجلىbeing unveiled
شَمساً بَدَت تجلى
God be praised, how lovely
By God, how sweet
a sun that appeared unveiled!
A sun appeared shining
وَالمُقلةand the eye النجلاwide
وَالمُقلة النجلا
بِالنبلwith arrows تَرميناshoots at us
بِالنبل تَرمينا
And the wide eye
And the starry eyes
shoots arrows at us.
Shooting us with glances
ياO فاتنenchanter الغيدِof graceful beauties
يا فاتن الغيدِ
بِاللَحظِwith the glance وَالجيدِand the neck
بِاللَحظِ وَالجيدِ
O enchanter of graceful beauties,
O charmer of the gazelle's eyes
with your glance and neck,
With the glance and the neck
إِنindeed اللُقاthe meeting عيديmy feast day
إِن اللُقا عيدي
أَنعمbe gracious وَوافيناand come to us
أَنعم وَوافينا
indeed, meeting you is my feast day;
Indeed, seeing you is my celebration
be gracious and come to us.
It delighted and fulfilled us
Sol 6.1