نظرةٌa glance فابتسامةٌthen a smile فسلامٌthen a greeting
نظرةٌ فابتسامةٌ فسلامٌ
فاحترامٌthen respect فخشيةٌthen apprehension فرجاءُthen hope
فاحترامٌ فخشيةٌ فرجاءُ
A glance, then a smile, then a greeting;
A glance, then a smile, then a greeting;
then respect, then awe, then hope;
then respect, then apprehension, then hope;
فأَمانٍthen wishes فدربةٌthen familiarity فاتّصالٌthen contact
فأَمانٍ فدربةٌ فاتّصالٌ
فكلامٌthen conversation فموعدٌthen an appointment فلقاءُthen a meeting
فكلامٌ فموعدٌ فلقاءُ
then wishes, then familiarity, then contact;
then wishes, then familiarity, then contact;
then conversation, then an appointment, then a meeting;
then conversation, then an appointment, then a meeting.
ففراقٌthen parting يكونis فيهِin it دواءُa cure
ففراقٌ يكون فيهِ دواءُ
لقلوبٍfor hearts قدalready نَدَّhas fled عنهاfrom them الوفاءُfidelity
لقلوبٍ قد نَدَّ عنها الوفاءُ
then a parting in which lies a cure
Then parting, in which there is a cure
for hearts from which fidelity has strayed—
for hearts from which fidelity has fled.
تطلبthey seek الوصلunion لاnot الغرامlove فتسلوthen grow indifferent
تطلب الوصل لا الغرام فتسلو
لاno ثباتٌconstancy علىin الهوىpassion لاno بقاءُpermanence
لا ثباتٌ على الهوى لا بقاءُ
hearts seeking union, not true love, and so finding solace;
They seek union, not love, then grow indifferent.
no constancy in passion, no endurance.
No constancy in passion, no permanence.
كلevery يومday لهاfor them غرامٌa love جديدٌnew
كل يوم لها غرامٌ جديدٌ
فيهِin it وصلٌunion فسلوةٌthen forgetfulness فشفاءُthen healing
فيهِ وصلٌ فسلوةٌ فشفاءُ
Every day they have a new love,
Every day they have a new love;
with union, then solace, then recovery;
in it is union, then forgetfulness, then healing.
فانصرافٌthen turning away عنfrom الفراغidleness لسكرٍtoward drunkenness
فانصرافٌ عن الفراغ لسكرٍ
فاعتلالُthen illness ففافةٌthen poverty (uncertain reading) فشقاءُthen misery
فاعتلالُ ففافةٌ فشقاءُ
then a turn from emptiness to intoxication,
Then a turn from idleness to drunkenness;
then illness, then poverty, then misery.
then illness, then poverty [uncertain reading], then misery.
تلكthat حالstate الانذالscoundrels فيin كلevery صُقعٍregion
تلك حال الانذال في كل صُقعٍ
يكثرونthey multiply الاهواءَpassions وهيand they are هباءُdust
يكثرون الاهواءَ وهي هباءُ
Such is the state of the base in every land:
Such is the state of scoundrels in every region:
they multiply their passions, though these are dust.
they multiply their passions, yet those are mere dust.
يعشقونthey love passionately الغاداتgraceful maidens هنَّthey هناءُbliss
يعشقون الغادات هنَّ هناءُ
يعبدونthey worship اللذَّاتpleasures هنَّthey بلاءُcalamity
يعبدون اللذَّات هنَّ بلاءُ
They fall in love with fair maidens: they are bliss;
They love graceful maidens; these are bliss.
they worship pleasures: they are affliction.
They worship pleasures; these are calamity.
لاnot كهذاlike this غرامlove شهمٍa chivalrous man نبيلٍnoble
لا كهذا غرام شهمٍ نبيلٍ
قدindeed تجلَّىhas shone forth منهُfrom it عليهِupon him ضياءُradiance
قد تجلَّى منهُ عليهِ ضياءُ
Not so the love of a high-minded noble,
The love of a chivalrous, noble man is not like this:
upon which his radiance has shone.
from it a radiance has shone upon him.
تعشقloves الروحُthe soul مثلهاits like لمعانٍfor qualities
تعشق الروحُ مثلها لمعانٍ
هيthey are ظُرفٌcharm ورقَّةٌand gentleness وذكاءُand intelligence
هي ظُرفٌ ورقَّةٌ وذكاءُ
The soul loves one whose brilliance matches its own:
The soul loves its like for qualities—
she is grace, tenderness, and intelligence,
charm, gentleness, and intelligence,
وجلالٌand majesty وهيبةٌand awe-inspiring dignity وحياءٌand modesty
وجلالٌ وهيبةٌ وحياءٌ
ذاكthat عشقٌlove لاnot يحتويهencompasses it فناءُdeath
ذاك عشقٌ لا يحتويه فناءُ
majesty, dignity, and modesty.
and majesty, awe-inspiring dignity, and modesty.
That is a love no extinction can encompass.
That is a love that death cannot engulf.
تتلاقىmeet الأرواحthe souls قبلbefore جسومٍbodies
تتلاقى الأرواح قبل جسومٍ
لفراقٍfor a parting يكونcomes منهfrom it الداءُthe illness
لفراقٍ يكون منه الداءُ
Souls meet before bodies do,
Souls meet before bodies,
only to part—and from that parting comes the malady.
for a parting from which illness comes.
ذاthis تلاقٍa meeting يكونis فيهin it عفافٌchastity
ذا تلاقٍ يكون فيه عفافٌ
فيهِin it منهُfrom it علىover الهوىpassion رقباءُsentinels
فيهِ منهُ على الهوى رقباءُ
This is a meeting in which there is chastity;
This is a meeting marked by chastity;
in it, from within him, sentries watch over passion.
within it are sentinels born of chastity, watching over passion.
ينقضيit passes بينamid عطفةaffection وحنانٍand tenderness
ينقضي بين عطفة وحنانٍ
وحديثٍand conversation هوit is النُهىwisdom والهناءُand bliss
وحديثٍ هو النُهى والهناءُ
It passes in tenderness and affection,
It passes amid affection and tenderness,
and conversation that is wisdom and delight;
and conversation that is wisdom and bliss.
فاشتياقٌthen longing فغيرةٌthen jealousy فظنونٌthen suspicions
فاشتياقٌ فغيرةٌ فظنونٌ
فعتابٌthen reproach فوحشةٌthen loneliness فجفاءُthen estrangement
فعتابٌ فوحشةٌ فجفاءُ
then longing, then jealousy, then suspicions;
Then longing, then jealousy, then suspicions;
then reproach, then loneliness, then estrangement;
then reproach, then loneliness, then estrangement;
فسهادٌthen sleeplessness فلَوعةٌthen heartache فاكتئابٌthen dejection
فسهادٌ فلَوعةٌ فاكتئابٌ
فنحولٌthen wasting away فزفرةٌthen a sigh فبكاءُthen weeping
فنحولٌ فزفرةٌ فبكاءُ
then sleeplessness, anguish, then depression;
then sleeplessness, then heartache, then dejection;
then wasting, a sigh, then weeping;
then wasting away, then a sigh, then weeping;
فرجوعٌthen a return الىto الحقيقةthe truth وَجداًout of ardent love
فرجوعٌ الى الحقيقة وَجداً
هكذاthus هكذاthus يدومendures الولاءُloyalty
هكذا هكذا يدوم الولاءُ
then a passionate return to truth.
then a return to the truth, out of ardent love.
Thus—thus does fidelity endure.
Thus, thus does loyalty endure.
Sol 6.1