عفوتI have forgiven حتىto the point that لاnot أريدI wish for العتابreproach
عفوت حتى لا أريد العتاب
جددتyou have renewed ليfor me ياO دهرTime عهدthe days of الشبابyouth
جددت لي يا دهر عهد الشباب
I have forgiven so fully that I no longer wish to reproach.
I forgave so that I would not want reproach
You have renewed for me, O Time, the days of youth.
You have renewed for me, O fate, the covenant of youth
لعبplay وضحكand laughter مثلماjust as نبتغيwe desire
لعب وضحك مثلما نبتغي
معwith الفa thousand خودa fair maiden دونwithout لومblame وعابand reproach
مع الف خود دون لوم وعاب
Play and laughter, just as we desire,
Play and laugh as we desire
with a thousand fair maidens, without blame or reproach,
With a thousand cheeks without blame and reproach
ورميand pelting تلكthose الرامياتthe women who throw بماwith what
ورمي تلك الراميات بما
رمينناthey pelted us منof ورقpaper كالحبابlike bubbles
رميننا من ورق كالحباب
and pelting those women who pelt us, with what
And cast away those female archers with what
they threw at us—paper like bubbles,
They cast at us like motes
ملونmany-colored تحسبهyou take it for أنجماstars
ملون تحسبه أنجما
تساقطتhave fallen علىupon الملاthe crowd كالسحابlike clouds
تساقطت على الملا كالسحاب
many-colored, which you would take for stars
Colored that you think stars
fallen upon the crowd like clouds.
Fallen upon the walkway like clouds
نرشقهاwe fling it فيin وجهthe face of منwhomever نشتهيwe desire
نرشقها في وجه من نشتهي
فيin عرضthe middle of الشارعthe street دونwithout حجابa veil
في عرض الشارع دون حجاب
We fling it in the face of whomever we desire,
We pelt them in the face of those we desire
in the middle of the street, without a veil.
In the middle of the street without a veil
يحجبنthey shield بالايديwith hands وجوهاfaces غدتhave come to be
يحجبن بالايدي وجوها غدت
تحكيresemble شموساsuns خشيةfor fear انthat تصابthey might be struck
تحكي شموسا خشية ان تصاب
With their hands they shield faces that have come
They veil with their hands faces that have become
to resemble suns, for fear of being struck.
Suns fearing that they would be struck
فنقتفيهاthen we follow her لاnot تحسshe senses بناour presence
فنقتفيها لا تحس بنا
إلاuntil وايديناand our hands غدتhave come to be فيaround الرقابthe necks
إلا وايدينا غدت في الرقاب
Then we follow her; she does not sense us
So we follow them without their noticing us
until our hands are already around their necks.
Except that our hands have come upon their necks
حتىthen إذاwhen ماemphatic particle عرضتoccurs لفتةa turn of the head
حتى إذا ما عرضت لفتة
مناfrom us رشقناwe were pelted رشقةa volley كالعبابlike a surging flood
منا رشقنا رشقة كالعباب
Then, whenever a turn of the head occurs
Until if a glance is displayed
on our part, we are pelted with a volley like a surging flood.
From us we pelt a pelting like heavy rain
وبينand amid هذاthis كلهall of it كلمةa word
وبين هذا كله كلمة
تحلوis sweet وزجرand a rebuke ليسthere is not فيهin it غضابanger
تحلو وزجر ليس فيه غضاب
And amid all this, a word
And between all this a word
that is sweet, and a rebuke with no anger in it,
Sweet and rebuke in which there is no anger
وقفزةand a leap كالظيlike a gazelle (probable reading) أوor صرخةa cry
وقفزة كالظي أو صرخة
لاnot تفزعfrightens الضاربthe pelter عنaway from ذاthis الضرابthe pelting
لا تفزع الضارب عن ذا الضراب
and a leap like a gazelle's, or a cry
And a leap like lightning or a cry
that does not scare the pelter away from this pelting;
That does not startle the striker from the beating
أوor قبلةa kiss مغصوبةseized by force جرهاbrought it on
أو قبلة مغصوبة جرها
مزيدan increase in غنجcoquetry لمnot يكنbe فيin الحسابthe reckoning
مزيد غنج لم يكن في الحساب
or a kiss seized by force, brought on
Or a stolen kiss which excess desire dragged
by extra coquetry that had not been reckoned with.
That was not in the account
يومday وليلand night قدalready طرحناwe have cast off الحياmodesty
يوم وليل قد طرحنا الحيا
عناfrom us بعيداfar away مذsince تخذناwe adopted نقابa mask
عنا بعيدا مذ تخذنا نقاب
Day and night, we have cast modesty
A day and night we have cast off life
far away from us, since we donned masks.
From us far away since we donned the mask
للهto God (in admiration) ماhow احسنbeautiful دارthe abode of الهناjoy
لله ما احسن دار الهنا
باريسParis كلall العمرone's life فيهاin her شبابyouth
باريس كل العمر فيها شباب
God, how lovely is the abode of joy!
By God how good is our abode
Paris—all one's life in her is youth.
Paris where there is youth for all time
ياO يومday of باريسParis المنىdreams طلlast long بناwith us
يا يوم باريس المنى طل بنا
ياO ليلnight of باريسParis الصفاserenity دمremain شهابa shooting star
يا ليل باريس الصفا دم شهاب
O day of dream-filled Paris, linger with us!
O day of Paris the wished for dawn upon us
O night of serene Paris, remain a shooting star!
O night of Paris the clear pour sparks
Sol 6.1