ياO لائِميyou who reproach me بِهَوىfor love of الَّذيthe one who فيin ذاتِهِhis very being
يا لائِمي بِهَوى الَّذي في ذاتِهِ
بَهرdazzled الإلهُGod عُقولَthe minds of مَخلوقاتِهِHis creatures
بَهر الإلهُ عُقولَ مَخلوقاتِهِ
O you who reproach me for loving him in whose very being
O you who blame me for the love that dazzled
God has dazzled the minds of His creatures.
The minds of God's creation with its essence
قَسَماًI swear بِآيby the signs of النورthe light مِنfrom وَجناتِهِhis cheeks
قَسَماً بِآي النور مِن وَجناتِهِ
خطرpassed with a sway الحَبيبthe beloved دُهِشتI was amazed مِنby خَطراتِهِhis swaying movements
خطر الحَبيب دُهِشت مِن خَطراتِهِ
I swear by the signs of light from his cheeks:
I swear by the verses of light from His heavens
The beloved passed by; I was amazed at his swaying steps.
That the idea of the Beloved amazed me with its dangers
ياO مَرحَباًwelcome بِحبيبناto our beloved وَصِفاتِهِand his qualities
يا مَرحَباً بِحبيبنا وَصِفاتِهِ
تَاللَهِBy God ماnot رابdistressed الجَميلthe beautiful one بِصَدِّهِby his rejection
تَاللَهِ ما راب الجَميل بِصَدِّهِ
Oh, welcome to our beloved and his charms!
Oh welcome, our Beloved and his attributes
By God, the fair one did not, by his rebuff, distress
By God, the Perfect One is not harmed by his rejection
مضناهhis love-worn admirer إِلّاexcept مِنbecause of سَفاهةthe folly of ضدِّهِhis foe
مضناه إِلّا مِن سَفاهة ضدِّهِ
غصنa bough إِذاwhen لَعبplays الدلالcoyness بِقدّهِwith his figure
غصن إِذا لَعب الدلال بِقدّهِ
His love-worn admirer, save through his foe's folly.
None reject him except the ignorant and foolish
He is a bough when coyness plays upon his form;
A branch sways when the wind plays with its twigs
الوَردthe rose يَحسدهenvies him لحمرةfor the redness of خَدِّهِhis cheek
الوَرد يَحسده لحمرة خَدِّهِ
وَالآسand the myrtle منعطفcurving عَلىover وَجناتِهِhis cheeks
وَالآس منعطف عَلى وَجناتِهِ
The rose envies him for the redness of his cheek,
The rose envies it for the redness of its cheeks
And myrtle curves over his cheeks.
And the myrtle bends towards its gardens
روحيmy soul الفِداءa ransom لِزائرfor a visitor أهدىbestowed الهَناhappiness
روحي الفِداء لِزائر أهدى الهَنا
وَالنَفسand the soul ما(emphatic particle) بَينbetween المنيّةdeath وَالمُنىand desires
وَالنَفس ما بَين المنيّة وَالمُنى
My soul be ransom for a visitor who bestowed joy,
My soul is ransom for the visitor who guided
And the soul lies between death and desire.
Between death and the final resting place
رَشأa young gazelle لَهُto him تَعنوbow الأُسودthe lions إِذاwhen رَناhe gazes
رَشأ لَهُ تَعنو الأُسود إِذا رَنا
ياO خَجلةthe shame of الأَغصانthe boughs مِنهُbecause of him إِذاwhen اِنثَنىhe bends
يا خَجلة الأَغصان مِنهُ إِذا اِنثَنى
A young gazelle, to whom lions bow when he gazes;
It grew and lions whimper when it roars
Oh, how the boughs are shamed by him when he bends,
Oh the branches' shyness when it bends
وَفَضيحةand the disgrace of الغزلانthe gazelles مِنbecause of لَفتاتِهِhis glances
وَفَضيحة الغزلان مِن لَفتاتِهِ
اِنعمmay you fare well صَباحاًin the morning لاحَshone forth طالعthe rising star of خَيرِهِhis good fortune
اِنعم صَباحاً لاحَ طالع خَيرِهِ
And how his glances put the gazelles to shame!
And the gazelles' shame from its glances
A happy morning to you! The star of his good fortune shone
It brings a morning whose goodness rises
مِنfrom وَجهِهِhis face وَبَدَتand appeared مَيامِنthe auspicious signs of طَيرِهِhis bird-omens
مِن وَجهِهِ وَبَدَت مَيامِن طَيرِهِ
وَمُذand since اِحتَسىsipped الأَعداthe enemies مدامةthe wine of ديرِهِhis monastery
وَمُذ اِحتَسى الأَعدا مدامة ديرِهِ
From his face, and his auspicious bird-omens appeared.
Radiant from its face, its blessings appear
And since the enemies sipped the wine of his monastery,
Ever since the enemies tasted the wine of its monastery
قالواthey said تَسلّىconsole yourself عَنaway from هَواهlove for him بِغَيرِهِwith someone other than him
قالوا تَسلّى عَن هَواه بِغَيرِهِ
وَاِعشَقand love سِواهsomeone other than him فَقُلتso I said لاno وَحياتِهِby his life
وَاِعشَق سِواه فَقُلت لا وَحياتِهِ
They said, 'Forget your love for him with another,
They said, forget your love and love another
And love someone else.' I said, 'No, by his life!
I said no, by its life
لاnot أَبتَغيI seek عَنin place of روحthe soul of روحيmy soul غادَةًa graceful maiden
لا أَبتَغي عَن روح روحي غادَةً
بَدَلاًas a substitute وَحفظُand preserving الودِّaffection حَسبيis enough for me عادَةًas a habit
بَدَلاً وَحفظُ الودِّ حَسبي عادَةً
I seek no maiden in place of my soul's soul,
I will not seek solace for my soul with another
As a substitute; constancy in love is habit enough for me.'
Loyalty is my custom, not substitution
قَمرa moon حُلىthe ornaments of التَقوىpiety كَسَتهُclothed him سَعادَةًhappiness
قَمر حُلى التَقوى كَسَتهُ سَعادَةً
جَعلhe made الصَلاةprayer مَعwith الصِيامfasting عِبادَةًworship
جَعل الصَلاة مَع الصِيام عِبادَةً
A moon whom piety's ornaments have clothed in bliss,
The moon of piety veiled it with fortune
He made prayer and fasting his worship.
Making prayer with fasting an act of devotion
ياO لَيتَهُif only he قَدhad جادَgiven generously ليto me بِزَكاتِهِwith his alms
يا لَيتَهُ قَد جادَ لي بِزَكاتِهِ
ماwhat ضَرَّharm would it do مَنthe one who كانَwas الوَحيدthe peerless one بِذاin this الزَمَنage
ما ضَرَّ مَن كانَ الوَحيد بِذا الزَمَن
Oh, if only he had bestowed his alms on me!
Oh if only its charity would flow to me
What harm would it do the one who is peerless in this age,
What harm to one alone in this time
لَوif جادَhe gave generously بِالحُسنىwith kindness لإِحيائيto revive me وَمَنand granted favor
لَو جادَ بِالحُسنى لإِحيائي وَمَن
قَسماًI swear بِطلعةby the sight of وَجهِهِhis face الباهيthe splendid الحَسَنthe beautiful
قَسماً بِطلعة وَجهِهِ الباهي الحَسَن
If he bestowed kindness to revive me and granted his favor?
If he is generous in doing good to revivify me and others
I swear by the sight of his splendid, beautiful face:
I swear by the rising of its beautiful radiant face
ماnot أَجرthe reward of منone who صَلّىprayed وَصامَand fasted كَأجرِlike the reward of مَنone who
ما أَجر من صَلّى وَصامَ كَأجرِ مَن
أَحياrevived قَتيلone slain by الهَجرestrangement بَعدَafter مَماتِهِhis death
أَحيا قَتيل الهَجر بَعدَ مَماتِهِ
The reward of one who prayed and fasted is not like that of one
None who prayed and fasted have the reward of one
Who revived one slain by estrangement after his death.
Who revives the slain of separation after its death
Sol 6.1