بينbetween التلفتlooking around والحذرand caution
بين التلفت والحذر
خطرتshe walked gracefully تبشّرُshe heralds بالخطرof danger!
خطرت تبشّرُ بالخطر!
Between looking around and caution,
Between coquetry and caution
she glided by, heralding danger!
You hint at danger!
بشرىglad tidings! فماfor as long as دمتyou remain هناhere
بشرى! فما دمت هنا
فعلامthen why تقربناdraw near us النذرthe warnings ؟
فعلام تقربنا النذر ؟
Glad tidings! As long as you are here,
Good news! As long as you are here
then why should warnings draw near us?
Why then do we make vows?
وتشيرُand she gestures للمتنظّـرينَto those watching
وتشيرُ للمتنظّـرينَ
إشارةa gesture اللبقthe deft one الحذرthe wary one!
إشارة اللبق الحذر!
And she signals to those watching,
And you gesture to onlookers
with the gesture of one deft and wary!
A gesture of polite caution!
لتضيعso that it is lost منيfrom me قبلةa kiss
لتضيع مني قبلة
لبثتit lingered بفيهاin her mouth تنتظرit waited !
لبثت بفيها تنتظر !
So a kiss slips away from me,
So that I may lose a kiss
having lingered in her mouth, waiting!
That lingered awaiting me!
ولبثتُand I lingered أرقبI watched for قطفهاits plucking
ولبثتُ أرقب قطفها
منfrom بعدafter ماwhen نضجripened الثمرthe fruit
من بعد ما نضج الثمر
And I lingered, awaiting its plucking,
And I waited to pluck it
after the fruit had ripened.
After the fruit had ripened
هوit ذاكthat ياO قلبheart الخطرthe danger
هو ذاك يا قلب الخطر
لاnot الناظرونthe watchers ولاnor النظرthe gaze !
لا الناظرون ولا النظر !
That, O heart, is the danger,
It is that, O heart of danger
not the watchers, nor the gaze!
Not the onlookers or the sight!
صنعdid الشبابyouth صنيعةa good turn
صنع الشباب صنيعة
والحبand love فيin الحسنbeauty النضرfresh
والحب في الحسن النضر
Youth did a good turn,
Youth played his tricks
as did love, to fresh beauty.
And love in the blossoming charm
فمضىso it went on يتيهit struts proudly تخايلاًswaggering
فمضى يتيه تخايلاً
فإذاthen when تلطفit is gracious يعتـذرit makes excuses !
فإذا تلطف يعتـذر !
So it went on, swaggering in pride,
So he wandered, lost in reverie
and when it is gracious, it makes excuses!
And if he was gentle, he apologized!
ويلوحand it appears حتىuntil ننتشيwe grow intoxicated
ويلوح حتى ننتشي
ويغيبand it disappears حتىuntil نستعرwe blaze
ويغيب حتى نستعر
And it appears till we grow intoxicated,
And he waved so we would be refreshed
and vanishes till we are aflame;
And he was absent so we would burn
ويروقand it delights حتىuntil لاnot نرىwe see
ويروق حتى لا نرى
شمساa sun سواهother than it ولاnor قمرa moon
شمسا سواه ولا قمر
and so delights us that we see no
And he was pleasing so we wouldn't see
sun but it, nor any moon.
A sun other than him, nor moon
ويرقand it grows tender حتىuntil لاnot نرىwe see
ويرق حتى لا نرى
طيراa bird سواهother than it ولاnor زهرflowers
طيرا سواه ولا زهر
And it grows so tender that we see no
And he was tender so we wouldn't see
bird but it, nor any flowers.
A bird other than him, nor flower
ونطيرand we fly فيin نشواتناour raptures
ونطير في نشواتنا
نهفوwe yearn إليهtoward it وننتظرand we wait
نهفو إليه وننتظر
And we fly in our raptures,
And we would fly in our joy
yearning toward it and waiting.
Yearning for him and waiting
فإذاهthen there it is آناat times يعتذرit excuses itself
فإذاه آنا يعتذر
عناfrom us وآناًand at times يستترit hides !
عنا وآناً يستتر !
Then there it is, at times excusing itself
But there he was, apologizing
from us, and at times hiding!
From us and hiding again!
هوit ذاكthat ياO قلبheart الخطرthe danger
هو ذاك يا قلب الخطر
لاnot الناظرونthe watchers ولاnor النظرthe gaze !
لا الناظرون ولا النظر !
That, O heart, is the danger,
It is that, O heart of danger
not the watchers, nor the gaze!
Not the onlookers or the sight!
تِهbe proud أيهاO الحسنbeauty الأغرradiant
تِه أيها الحسن الأغر
وامرحand revel بنفسكin yourself وازدهرand flourish
وامرح بنفسك وازدهر
Be proud, O radiant beauty,
Wander, O charming one
and revel in yourself, and flourish!
And frolic in yourself and blossom
ماnot الحسنbeauty إلاexcept شعلةa flame
ما الحسن إلا شعلة
تخبوit dies down إذاif هيit لمdoes not تثرflare up
تخبو إذا هي لم تثر
Beauty is nothing but a flame
For charm is but a flame
that dies down if it does not flare;
That dies out if it doesn't flare up
ماnot الحسنbeauty إلاexcept طائرa bird
ما الحسن إلا طائر
يهوىit falls إذاif هوit لمdoes not يطرfly
يهوى إذا هو لم يطر
beauty is nothing but a bird
For charm is but a bird
that falls if it does not fly;
That plunges if it does not fly
ماnot الحسنbeauty إلاexcept قوةa force
ما الحسن إلا قوة
تعياit falters إذاif لمdoes not تقتدرexert its power
تعيا إذا لم تقتدر
beauty is nothing but a force
For charm is but a power
that falters if it does not exert its power.
That languishes if it cannot prevail
أماas for الذينthose whom أسرتهمyou captivated them
أما الذين أسرتهم
بينbetween التبرجself-display والخفرand modest reserve
بين التبرج والخفر
As for those whom you have captivated
As for those captivated
between self-display and modest reserve,
Between coyness and caution
فعليهمُso they must أنto يعلمواthey know
فعليهمُ أن يعلموا
ياO حسنbeauty منfrom أينwhere المفرescape !
يا حسن من أين المفر !
they must know,
They must know
O beauty, where escape is to be found!
O beautiful one, where is escape!
أوor يستنيمواthey resign themselves للخطرto danger
أو يستنيموا للخطر
وبحسبهمand enough for them منكfrom you النظرthe sight !
وبحسبهم منك النظر !
Or resign themselves to danger,
Or let them sleep to danger
and the sight of you suffices them!
And be content with your sight!
Sol 6.1