ياO حبيبيmy beloved انتyou ليfor me كلall المرادwhat is desired
يا حبيبي انت لي كل المراد
تهbe haughty علىover قلبيmy heart بانواعwith kinds of الدلالcoy charm
ته على قلبي بانواع الدلال
My beloved, you are all I desire.
My beloved, you are all I desire
Lord it over my heart with every kind of coy charm.
You have adorned my heart with your affection
كلevery مرbitter thing منكfrom you حلوsweet فيin الفؤادthe heart
كل مر منك حلو في الفؤاد
ولكand for you الحبlove بقلبيin my heart لنwill not يزالcease
ولك الحب بقلبي لن يزال
Every bitter thing from you is sweet within my heart.
Every tenderness from you delights my soul
And love for you in my heart will never cease.
And my heart's love for you will never fade
وبهand with it يزدانis adorned شعريmy poetry المبتكرoriginal
وبه يزدان شعري المبتكر
سوفshall اهواكI love you وانand even if بدلتI exchange منfrom
سوف اهواك وان بدلت من
And with it my original poetry is adorned.
With it, my innovative poetry is beautified
I shall love you, even if I exchange
I will love you even if my blonde hair
شعريmy hair الاشقرblond يوماone day بالمشيبfor gray hair
شعري الاشقر يوما بالمشيب
وسأهواكand I shall love you وانand even if عوضتyou substitute عنin place of
وسأهواك وان عوضت عن
My blond hair one day for gray.
Turns white with age someday
And I shall love you, even if you trade
And I will love you even if your elegant figure
قدكyour figure المياسgracefully swaying كالغصنlike a branch الرطيبtender
قدك المياس كالغصن الرطيب
بانحناءwith a bending of الظهرthe back يوماone day والكبرand old age
بانحناء الظهر يوما والكبر
Your swaying figure, like a tender branch,
Is replaced with a bent back someday and old age
For a bent back one day and old age.
And I will run with you in the course of passion
وسأجريand I shall run معكwith you فيin شوطthe race of الغرامlove
وسأجري معك في شوط الغرام
مثلماjust as كناwe were فتاةa maiden وفتيand a young man
مثلما كنا فتاة وفتي
And I shall run with you in love's race,
As we were, a girl and a boy
Just as when we were a maiden and a youth.
Spending the summer in the garden of flowers
فنقيلso we take siestas الصيفsummer فيin روضa meadow of الخزامlavender
فنقيل الصيف في روض الخزام
فهوfor it يرويrecounts ماwhat جرىflowed منfrom مقلتيmy eyes
فهو يروي ما جرى من مقلتي
So we shall take summer siestas in a lavender meadow,
Where it waters what has flowed from my eyelids
For it recounts what flowed from my eyes
When you first kissed me
عندماwhen قبلتنيyou kissed me أولfirst مرtime
عندما قبلتني أول مر
فإذاthen when ماemphatic particle ادفأتwarms شمسthe sun of المصيفsummer
فإذا ما ادفأت شمس المصيف
When you kissed me for the first time.
When the sun of summer
Then, when the summer sun warms
Warmed the shivering limbs
بردcoldness اعضاءlimbs تولاهاovertook them الرعشtrembling
برد اعضاء تولاها الرعش
رقصdance القلبانthe two hearts للحبfor love الطريفfresh
رقص القلبان للحب الطريف
The cold limbs seized by trembling,
Our hearts danced for playful love
The two hearts will dance for love renewed,
And we imagined our youth being refreshed
فتخيلناso we imagine الصباyouth مناwithin us انتعشrevived
فتخيلنا الصبا منا انتعش
عائداreturning يرويrecounting لناto us عهدthe days of الصغرchildhood
عائدا يروي لنا عهد الصغر
And we shall imagine youth revived within us,
Returning to recount the days of childhood
Returning to recount to us the days of childhood.
And you see your head between my hands
وترىand you will see رأسكyour head ماemphatic particle بينbetween يديmy hands
وترى رأسك ما بين يدي
وارىand I see شعركyour hair كالقطنlike cotton البديعlovely
وارى شعرك كالقطن البديع
And you will see your head between my hands,
And I see your hair like beautiful cotton
And I shall see your hair like lovely cotton.
And when I gaze into your eyes
وإذاand when حدقتyou gaze intently بالعينwith the eye اليtoward me
وإذا حدقت بالعين الي
سترىyou will see منfrom مبسميmy smiling mouth خيرthe best شفيعintercessor
سترى من مبسمي خير شفيع
And when you gaze intently at me,
You will see the best intercessor in my smile
You will see in my smiling mouth the finest intercessor,
Interceding despite the white hair
شافعاinterceding بالمثمwith kisses (likely باللثم) فيfor شيبthe gray of الشعرthe hair
شافعا بالمثم في شيب الشعر
كمhow many لذاذاتdelights سنلقىwe shall find عندماwhen
كم لذاذات سنلقى عندما
Pleading with kisses for gray hair.
How much pleasure we will find when
How many delights we shall find when
We unfold that which is folded from the past
نشرis unfolded المطويّwhat was folded away منfrom ذاكthat القديمold past
نشر المطويّ من ذاك القديم
فلكمfor how many منof مرةa time قلتI said كماjust as
فلكم من مرة قلت كما
What lay folded in that old past is unfolded!
How many times I have said, as I said
For how often I have said, just as
Oh my soul, my intimate friend, my bliss
قلتyou said ياO روحيmy soul وأنسيand my comfort والنعيمand bliss
قلت يا روحي وأنسي والنعيم
ومنيand the desire of نفسيmy soul وياand O شطريmy half الابرthe more devoted
ومني نفسي ويا شطري الابر
You said, 'O my soul, my comfort and bliss,
You are myself, my other half, my righteous one
And my soul's desire, O my better half!'
And if this strong love
وإذاand if ماemphatic particle كانis ذاthis الحبlove الوطيدsteadfast
وإذا ما كان ذا الحب الوطيد
كلevery يومday لكfor you منيfrom me فيin ازديادincrease
كل يوم لك مني في ازدياد
And if this steadfast love
Grows for you from me each day
Grows daily from me to you,
Today surpasses yesterday
فغداso has become اليومtoday علىbeyond الأمسyesterday يزيدincreases
فغدا اليوم على الأمس يزيد
وهوand it is دونless than الغدtomorrow ياO ملكking of الفؤادthe heart
وهو دون الغد يا ملك الفؤاد
Then today surpasses yesterday,
And it is less than tomorrow, O king of my heart
And it falls short of tomorrow, O king of my heart;
So the cheeks' down is a forgivable sin
فغضونso the wrinkles of الوجهthe face ذنبa fault مغتفرforgivable
فغضون الوجه ذنب مغتفر
وسنحكيand we shall recount فيin زمانthe time of الهمومcares
وسنحكي في زمان الهموم
So wrinkles in the face are a forgivable fault.
And we will recount in times of worries
And in the time of cares we shall recount
All that has passed in the days of youth
كلall ماthat قدhas مرpassed فيin عهدthe days of الشبابyouth
كل ما قد مر في عهد الشباب
وعلىand on مرجa meadow بسفحat the foot of العلمthe mountain
وعلى مرج بسفح العلم
All that passed in the days of youth.
And on the meadow at the foot of the landmark
And in a meadow at the mountain's foot,
How much complaining and blaming we poured out
كمhow many بثثناwe poured out منof شكاوcomplaints وعتابand reproaches
كم بثثنا من شكاو وعتاب
سوفshall نتلوهاwe recite them كماas تتلىare recited السورQuranic chapters
سوف نتلوها كما تتلى السور
How many complaints and reproaches we poured out!
We will recite them as scriptures are recited
We shall recite them as surahs are recited.
And my love will grow with dignity
وسيزدادand will grow غراميmy passion بالوقارwith dignity
وسيزداد غرامي بالوقار
وتناجينيand you whisper to me بتذكارwith remembrance يطيبthat delights
وتناجيني بتذكار يطيب
And my passion will deepen with dignity,
And you will confide in me with pleasing reminiscence
And you will whisper sweet remembrance to me.
And when we are preoccupied with that recollection
فإذاthen when همناwe are enraptured بذاكby that الاذدكارrecollection
فإذا همنا بذاك الاذدكار
نسجweaves الذكرmemory لناfor us برداa cloak قشيبfine and new
نسج الذكر لنا بردا قشيب
Then, when we are enraptured by that recollection,
Remembrance will weave for us a cooling old age
Memory will weave us a fine new cloak,
And we will delight after the eye in the traces
فنعمناso we delight بعدafter عينthe thing itself بالاثرin the trace
فنعمنا بعد عين بالاثر
ولئنand even if كناwe are سنمسيwe shall become عاجزينhelpless
ولئن كنا سنمسي عاجزين
And once the thing itself is gone, we shall delight in its trace.
And if we will spend the evening incapacitated
And even if we are to become helpless,
My clinging to your hands will intensify
فسيزدادthen will grow اعتصاميmy clinging بيديكto your hands
فسيزداد اعتصامي بيديك
وسيبدوand will seem كلevery شيءthing منكabout you زينbeautiful
وسيبدو كل شيء منك زين
I shall cling all the more to your hands,
And everything from you will seem beautiful
And everything about you will seem beautiful
To my eyes and pupils toward you
لعيونيto my eyes وصباباتيand my ardent longings إليكfor you
لعيوني وصباباتي إليك
ليسnot بعروafflicts (likely يعرو) صفوهاtheir clarity يوماever كدرmurk
ليس بعرو صفوها يوما كدر
To my eyes and my ardent longings for you.
Its clarity will never be muddied one day
No murk will ever trouble their clarity.
And for this love and its precious past
ولذاand for this الحبlove وماضيهand its past العزيزcherished
ولذا الحب وماضيه العزيز
وانand though اجتازpassed by كطيفlike a phantom فيin المنامa dream
وان اجتاز كطيف في المنام
And for this love and its cherished past,
If it passes like a specter in a dream
Though it has passed like a phantom in a dream,
In my heart forever it has a guarded treasure
فيin فؤاديmy heart ابداforever حرزa refuge حريزwell-guarded
في فؤادي ابدا حرز حريز
وسيحلوand will grow sweet ذكرهits remembrance عاماa year فعامthen another year
وسيحلو ذكره عاما فعام
There is forever a well-guarded refuge in my heart.
And remembering it will be sweet, year after year
And its remembrance will grow sweeter year by year
To me like aged wine that clarifies sediment
ليto me كحمرlike wine (likely كخمر) عتقهاits aging يصفيclears away العكرcloudiness
لي كحمر عتقها يصفي العكر
فأناso I أحرزsafeguard ماwhat أجمعهI gather it
فأنا أحرز ما أجمعه
To me, like wine whose aging clears its cloudiness.
So I safeguard what I have gathered
So I safeguard what I gather
Of the treasures of love, miserly safekeeping
منfrom كنوزthe treasures of الحبlove احرازthe safeguarding of شحيحa miser
من كنوز الحب احراز شحيح
أملاhoping فيfor حصدreaping ماwhat أزرعهI sow it
أملا في حصد ما أزرعه
From love's treasures, guarding it like a miser,
Hoping to reap what I have sown
Hoping to reap what I sow
When unambiguous white hair exposes us
عندماwhen يفضحناbetrays us الشيبgray hair الصريحunmistakable
عندما يفضحنا الشيب الصريح
حيثwhen استغنيI have all I need بهذاthrough this المدخرstored reserve
حيث استغني بهذا المدخر
When unmistakable gray hair betrays us,
Wherein I will be self-sufficient with these savings
When I shall find all I need in this reserve.
So I see in my love of youth
فأرىso I see عنديin my possession منfrom عشقthe passion of الصباyouth
فأرى عندي من عشق الصبا
عدةprovision تنفعthat is useful أيامthe days of الهرمold age
عدة تنفع أيام الهرم
So I shall find I have, from youthful passion,
Provisions that will benefit the days of old age
Provision to serve me in the days of old age.
And memory will restore a departed livelihood
ويعيدand restores الذكرremembrance عيشاa life ذهباgone by
ويعيد الذكر عيشا ذهبا
ليto me بالأنسwith delight فيحييand so revives ماwhat انصرنhas passed (likely انصرم)
لي بالأنس فيحيي ما انصرن
And remembrance will restore a life gone by
For me with intimacy, reviving what has faded
To me with delight, reviving what has passed,
And you will call me with the intimacy of friendship
وتنادينيand you call me بياكلwith 'O all' الوطرdesire
وتناديني بياكل الوطر
And you will call me, 'O all I desire!'
Partial English translation: 64 of 65 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1