على بُعدك لا يصب
رُ من عادَتُه القُربُ
Your distance cannot be endur—
Your distance—he has no patience for it,
—ed by one whose habit is closeness;
he whose custom is nearness;
ولا يقوى على هجر
ك من تيّمَهُ الحب
nor can he withstand abandon—
nor has he strength to bear your forsaking,
—ment by you—he whom love has enthralled.
he whom love has enslaved.
فمهلا أيها الساقي
فقد أسكرني الشرب
Easy now, O cupbearer,
So gently, O cupbearer—
for drink has made me drunk.
the drink has already made me drunk.
فإن لم ترك العينُ
فقد يُبصِرُك القلب
And if the eye should not see you,
And if the eye should not see you,
the heart may yet behold you.
the heart may yet behold you.
Claude Opus 5