لَو لَم تدر بيمنيهِ الأقداحُ

لَو لَم تدر بيمنيهِ الأقداحُ

دارت بمقلته علينا الرَّاحُ

دارت بمقلته علينا الرَّاحُ

Had the goblets not gone round in his right hand,

If the cups had not revolved in his right hand,

wine would have come round to us through his eye.

The wind would have turned its eyes upon us.

قمرٌ لنا من حسنِ نبتِ عذارهِ

قمرٌ لنا من حسنِ نبتِ عذارهِ

وبخدِّهِ الرَّيحانُ والتُّفَّاحُ

وبخدِّهِ الرَّيحانُ والتُّفَّاحُ

A moon: we find in his lovely sprouting cheek-down

A moon for us from the beauty of his freshness,

and upon his cheek sweet basil and apples.

And on his cheek the basil and apple.

يا جَوهريَّ الثَّغرِ لا ومُضاعفِ

يا جَوهريَّ الثَّغرِ لا ومُضاعفِ

من كسرِ جَفنكَ ما القُلوبُ صِحاحُ

من كسرِ جَفنكَ ما القُلوبُ صِحاحُ

O jewel-mouthed one—no, by the redoubled

O essence of my mouth, no exaggeration,

languor of your eyelid, hearts are not whole.

From the breaking of your eyelid, what hearts are healthy.

فعلت بنا الألحاظُ والأعطافُ ما

فعلت بنا الألحاظُ والأعطافُ ما

لا تفعلُ الأسيافُ والأرماحُ

لا تفعلُ الأسيافُ والأرماحُ

Glances and swaying forms have done to us what

The glances and intimacies did to us what

swords and spears cannot do.

The swords and spears do not do.

أسرفتَ في الإعراضِ حسبُك ما دَمي

أسرفتَ في الإعراضِ حسبُك ما دَمي

لكَ بالدَّلالِ وبالَملالِ مُباحُ

لكَ بالدَّلالِ وبالَملالِ مُباحُ

You have gone too far in turning away; enough! My blood is not

You were excessive in denial, enough for me what my tears

yours to shed through coyness and boredom.

And my affliction for you are permitted.

أجمالُ وجهكَ قالَ غيرَ مُراقَبٍ

أجمالُ وجهكَ قالَ غيرَ مُراقَبٍ

اُهجرُ وصُدَّ فما عليكَ جُناحُ

اُهجرُ وصُدَّ فما عليكَ جُناحُ

Did your face's beauty say, unchecked,

The beauty of your face, someone unattentive said,

'Forsake and turn away—no blame falls on you'?

“I shun and am aloof, you have no blame on me.”

عَطفاً على ذي لوعةٍ مبثوثةٍ

عَطفاً على ذي لوعةٍ مبثوثةٍ

مُتاقصيرٍ عن شرحِها الإِيضاحُ

مُتاقصيرٍ عن شرحِها الإِيضاحُ

Have pity on one whose burning anguish is laid bare,

Have pity on one with scattered torment,

which even clear explanation falls short of describing.

Whose explanation falls short.

قَلبي بتكملةِ الغَرامِ مُفصَّلٌ

قَلبي بتكملةِ الغَرامِ مُفصَّلٌ

وأظُنُّ ليسَ لحاله إصلاحُ

وأظُنُّ ليسَ لحاله إصلاحُ

My heart is torn apart as passion reaches its fullness,

My heart is detailed with the perfection of passion,

and I think its condition is beyond repair.

And I think its state has no repair.

لجمالكَ المنصورِ بل لجبينكَ ال

لجمالكَ المنصورِ بل لجبينكَ ال

هادي فداءً جفنيَ السَّفاحُ

هادي فداءً جفنيَ السَّفاحُ

For your victorious beauty—rather, for your brow, the

For your preserved beauty, but for your forehead,

guide—may my tear-shedding eyelid be a ransom.

My profligate eyelid is a sacrifice.

لو لم اُطع فيكَ الصبَّابةَ ما انثنت

لو لم اُطع فيكَ الصبَّابةَ ما انثنت

عنِّي بِعصياني لك النُّصَّاحُ

عنِّي بِعصياني لك النُّصَّاحُ

Had I not obeyed my longing for you, they would not have turned

If I had not obeyed the cupbearer regarding you,

away from me—the counselors—because I defied them for your sake.

The advice would not have turned away from me to you.

هُجرانكَ الأحزانث قد قرنَت به

هُجرانكَ الأحزانث قد قرنَت به

ورِضاكَ قد قُرنت به الأفراحُ

ورِضاكَ قد قُرنت به الأفراحُ

Your desertion—sorrows have been coupled with it;

Estrangement from you paired sorrows with it,

and your favor—joys have been coupled with it.

And your pleasure paired joys with it.

شقيت بكَ الأجسامُ إِلا أنَّها

شقيت بكَ الأجسامُ إِلا أنَّها

سَعِدت براحةِ عِشقِكَ الأرواحُ

سَعِدت براحةِ عِشقِكَ الأرواحُ

Bodies have suffered because of you, yet

The bodies suffered misfortune through you, except

souls have rejoiced in the comfort of loving you.

Their spirits were blessed by the peace of loving you.