غضِبَgrew angry الحبيبthe beloved عليّwith me إذwhen
غضِبَ الحبيب عليّ إذ
نوهتI made mention فيهof him بالنسيبthrough love verse
نوهت فيه بالنسيب
The beloved grew angry with me when
My beloved got angry when
I made mention of him in love verse.
I hinted about the relative
ويقولand he says أنتyou فضحتنيexposed me
ويقول أنت فضحتني
وأثرتand stirred up أقوالthe words الكذوبthe habitual liar
وأثرت أقوال الكذوب
And he says, “You exposed me
And he says you exposed me
And stirred up the liar’s tales.”
And spread false words
رفقاًbe gentle حبيبيmy beloved أنbecause شكوتI lamented
رفقاً حبيبي أن شكوت
مواجعthe agonies القلبthe heart الحريبdespoiled
مواجع القلب الحريب
Be gentle, my beloved, for I have lamented
Gently, my love, though I complained
The agonies of the despoiled heart.
Of the miseries of the wretched heart
أناI لمdid not أبحdivulge بالحبof love ياO ليلىLayla
أنا لم أبح بالحب يا ليلى
ولمand did not أكbe بالمريبone arousing suspicion
ولم أك بالمريب
I did not reveal my love, O Layla,
I did not tell of love, O Layla
Nor was I one to arouse suspicion.
Nor was I blameworthy
وكتمتand I concealed فيin الصدرthe breast الهوىlove
وكتمت في الصدر الهوى
ولواعجand burning pangs الشوقlonging المذيبthat melts away
ولواعج الشوق المذيب
And I concealed love within my breast,
And I concealed desire in my chest
And the burning pangs of longing that melts me.
And the melting longing
وكففتand I restrained منof غربthe rush الدموعtears
وكففت من غرب الدموع
وحدتand I turned aside عfrom (mis-spaced fragment) ندربpath (mis-spaced) الرقيبthe watcher
وحدت ع ندرب الرقيب
And I checked the torrent of tears,
And I held back the tears
And turned away from the watcher’s path,
And was cautious of the watcher
حذرَfor fear of الوشاةthe talebearers الكاشحينspiteful
حذرَ الوشاة الكاشحين
وشرّand the malice ذيone possessing صلةٍa tie قريبclose
وشرّ ذي صلةٍ قريب
For fear of spiteful talebearers
Wary of the tale-telling slanderers
And the malice of a close relation.
And evil of close kin
ماwhat ليis with me أرىI see دمعيmy tears العصيّstubborn
ما لي أرى دمعي العصيّ
أرقmore tender منthan دمعthe tears الغريبthe stranger
أرق من دمع الغريب
Why do I see my stubborn tears
Why do I see my defiant tear
More tender than a stranger’s tears?
More tender than a stranger's tear
ماwhat ليis with me ضعفتُI weakened وخالننيand befriended me (likely intended: betrayed me)
ما لي ضعفتُ وخالنني
قلبيmy heart الصبورpatient علىthrough الخطوبcalamities
قلبي الصبور على الخطوب
Why have I weakened, and been betrayed by
Why did I weaken and my steadfast heart on troubles abandoned me
My heart, so patient through calamities?
Perplexed like one ill-fated, the heart ever lamenting
حيرانbewildered كأبيill-favored (text unclear) الحظfortune داميbleeding
حيران كأبي الحظ دامي
القلبthe heart موصولunceasing النحيبsobbing
القلب موصول النحيب
Bewildered, ill-fated, bleeding
So emaciation appeared and long has emaciation revealed hearts
At heart, with unceasing sobs.
Emaciation exposed my secret. Was my illness from my sins?
فبداthen appeared الهزالwasting وطالماand how often
فبدا الهزال وطالما
نمّbetrayed الهزالwasting عنabout القلوبhearts
نمّ الهزال عن القلوب
Then wasting appeared—and how often
I complain to you of burning passions
Has wasting betrayed the secrets of hearts.
In the chest, a flaming blaze
فضحexposed النحولthinness سريرتيmy innermost secret
فضح النحول سريرتي
هلwhether كانwas سقميmy sickness منamong ذنوبيmy sins
هل كان سقمي من ذنوبي
Thinness exposed my innermost secret;
My longing for you for sweet
Was my sickness one of my sins?
Conversation and fertile thought
أشكوI complain of إليكto you لواعجاburning pangs
أشكو إليك لواعجا
فيin الصدرthe breast مضرمةkindling اللهيبthe flame
في الصدر مضرمة اللهيب
I complain to you of burning pangs
Is like the thirsty one's longing
Within my breast, kindling the flame.
For cool delicious water
شوقيmy longing إليكfor you إلىfor الحديثconversation
شوقي إليك إلى الحديث
العذبsweet والفكرand thought الخصيبfertile
العذب والفكر الخصيب
My longing for you, for conversation
O you who blame me, suffice me He
Sweet, and for thought so fertile,
Who ordained the injustice of the beloved
شوقthe longing العطاشthe thirsty ones منamong اليمامthe doves
شوق العطاش من اليمام
لنُغبَةِfor a sip الماءwater العذيبsweet
لنُغبَةِ الماء العذيب
Is the longing of thirsty doves
Thoughts of him never left my heart
For a sip of sweet water.
In slumber or in storms
ياO لائميyou who blame me حسبيenough for me الذيwhat
يا لائمي حسبي الذي
القاهI endure it منfrom جورcruelty الحبيبthe beloved
القاه من جور الحبيب
O you who blame me, enough is what
And imagination consoles me
I suffer from the beloved’s cruelty.
With his sweet, venerable image
ذكراهthe memory of him ماnot برحَتhas left فؤاديmy heart
ذكراه ما برحَت فؤادي
بالرُقادin sleep وفيand in الهبوبwaking
بالرُقاد وفي الهبوب
The memory of him has never left my heart,
In sleep and in waking.
ولقدand indeed يعزّينيconsoles me الخيالimagination
ولقد يعزّيني الخيال
بطيفهwith his apparition الحلوsweet القشيبfresh and splendid
بطيفه الحلو القشيب
And imagination indeed consoles me
With his sweet, splendid apparition.
Partial English translation: 32 of 36 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1