أيُّwhat دمعٍtears منfrom الجُفونِthe eyelids أساَلهhe made it flow
أيُّ دمعٍ من الجُفونِ أساَله
مُذsince أتتهُcame to him معَwith النَّسيمِthe breeze رِسالَهa message
مُذ أتتهُ معَ النَّسيمِ رِسالَه
What tears he made flow from the eyelids
What tear from my eyelids shall I shed
since a message reached him with the breeze!
Since the breeze brought me his message?
حمَّلتهُcharged it with الرِّياضthe gardens أسرارَsecrets عَرفٍfragrance
حمَّلتهُ الرِّياض أسرارَ عَرفٍ
أودعتهاdeposited them السَّحائبَthe clouds الهَطَّالَهrain-pouring
أودعتها السَّحائبَ الهَطَّالَه
The gardens charged it with secrets of fragrance,
The meadows conveyed to him secrets of passion
deposited there by the rain-pouring clouds.
While the clouds deposited their burdens upon him.
مرَّpassed فيهthrough it والرَّوضُwhile the garden زاهٍblooming فأضحَىso it became
مرَّ فيه والرَّوضُ زاهٍ فأضحَى
ساحِباًtrailing فوقَabove نَورهِits blossoms أَذيالَهits trailing hems
ساحِباً فوقَ نَورهِ أَذيالَه
It passed through it while the garden bloomed, then began
He passed by while the garden was flowering, so he departed
trailing its skirts over the blossoms.
Trailing his light behind him.
أَنشرَrevived القلبَthe heart نشرُهُits fragrance مِنfrom غرامٍpassion
أَنشرَ القلبَ نشرُهُ مِن غرامٍ
بأتَspent the night مِنهُfrom it مكابداًenduring بِلبالَهits turmoil
بأتَ مِنهُ مكابداً بِلبالَه
Its fragrance revived the passion-stricken heart,
I opened my heart and spread it wide with love
which had spent the night enduring its turmoil.
When he arrived burdened with his sorrows.
عذَّبتهُtormented it منfrom قَبلهِbefore it عَذباتٌbranch-tips
عذَّبتهُ من قَبلهِ عَذباتٌ
منfrom فروعٍboughs علىover الحِمَىthe protected grounds مَيَّالهswaying
من فروعٍ على الحِمَى مَيَّاله
Before that, branch-tips had tormented it,
Before him, agonies had tortured me,
from boughs swaying over the protected grounds.
From branches leaning over the beloved's abode.
ياO خليليmy friend وللخليلِand a friend has حُقوقٌrights
يا خليلي وللخليلِ حُقوقٌ
واجباتُbinding الأحوالِthe circumstances فيin كلِّevery حالَهcondition
واجباتُ الأحوالِ في كلِّ حالَه
O my friend—a friend has rights,
Oh my friend, friendship has its rights,
binding in all circumstances, in every condition.
The duties of love in every circumstance.
سلask عقيقَʿAqīq الحمىthe protected grounds وقلand say إِذwhen تَراهُyou see it
سل عقيقَ الحمى وقل إِذ تَراهُ
خالياًempty منof ظبائِهits gazelles الُمختالهproudly strutting
خالياً من ظبائِه الُمختاله
Ask ʿAqīq of the protected grounds, and say when you see it
Ask the beloved about the pact of love, and say when you see him
empty of its proudly strutting gazelles:
Empty of his fanciful adornments:
أينَwhere تلكَthose الَمراشفُthe lips العَسليَّاthe honey-sweet (first part)
أينَ تلكَ الَمراشفُ العَسليَّا
تُcompletion of 'honey-sweet' وتلكَand those المعاطفُthe forms العسَّالَهswaying
تُ وتلكَ المعاطفُ العسَّالَه
Where are those honey-sweet lips,
"Where are those sweet pillows?
and those swaying forms?
And those fragrant robes?
وليالٍand nights قضَّيتُهاI spent them كلآلِlike pearls
وليالٍ قضَّيتُها كلآلِ
بغزالِwith a gazelle تغارُis jealous منهof him الغَزالَهthe sun; also a female gazelle
بغزالِ تغارُ منه الغَزالَه
And nights I spent, like pearls,
And nights I spent dissolving like drops of dew
with a gazelle whom the sun envies—
With a gazelle, at whom gazelles took offense?
بابليِّBabylonian in الألحاظِthe glances والرَّيقِand the saliva والألand the speech (first part)
بابليِّ الألحاظِ والرَّيقِ والأل
فاظِcompletion of 'speech' كلٌّeach مُدامةٌwine سَلسالَهsmooth-flowing
فاظِ كلٌّ مُدامةٌ سَلسالَه
Babylonian in glances, saliva, and...
Babylonian of glances, charm, and wit—
speech—each a smoothly flowing wine;
Each flowing string of jewels a necklace.
وسقيمِand ailing in الجفونِthe eyelids والخصرِand the waist والعَهand the pledge (first part)
وسقيمِ الجفونِ والخصرِ والعَه
دِcompletion of 'pledge' فكُلٌّso each تراهُyou see it يشكوcomplains اعتِلالَهits ailment
دِ فكُلٌّ تراهُ يشكو اعتِلالَه
and ailing in eyelids, waist, and...
And sickly of eyelid, waist, and limb—
pledge—each, you see, complains of its frailty;
Each you see complaining of his ailment.
ونقيِّand pure of الجبينِthe brow والخدِّand the cheek والثَّغand the mouth (first part)
ونقيِّ الجبينِ والخدِّ والثَّغ
رِcompletion of 'mouth' فطُوبىso blessed is لمنwhoever حساsipped جِريالَهhis red wine
رِ فطُوبى لمن حسا جِريالَه
and pure of brow, cheek, and...
And pure of brow, cheek, and down—
mouth—blessed is whoever sips his red wine;
Happy he who senses their fragrance!
وطويلِand long in الصُّدودِthe aloofness والشَّعرِand the hair والمطand the delay (first part)
وطويلِ الصُّدودِ والشَّعرِ والمط
لِcompletion of 'delay' ومنand who ليfor me بأنthat يُديمَhe prolongs مِطالَهhis delay
لِ ومن لي بأن يُديمَ مِطالَه
and long in aloofness, hair, and...
And tall of chest, hair, and stature—
delay—and who can ensure for me that he prolongs his delay?
Who can make his likeness endure?
منfrom بينamong التُّركِthe Turks كلَّماwhenever جذبَhe drew القَوthe bow (first part)
من بين التُّركِ كلَّما جذبَ القَو
سَcompletion of 'bow' رأيناwe saw فيin كفِّهhis palm بدرَa full moon هالَهa halo
سَ رأينا في كفِّه بدرَ هالَه
From among the Turks; whenever he draws his...
Amongst the Turks whenever the bow was pulled taut
bow, we see in his palm a full moon within a halo.
In his grip we saw the haloed moon.
يقعٌarises الوهمُdoubt حينَwhen يَرميhe shoots فلمso did not ندwe know (first part)
يقعٌ الوهمُ حينَ يَرمي فلم ند
رِcompletion of 'we know' يداهُhis two hands أمor عينُهhis eye النَّبَّالَهthe arrow-shooting one
رِ يداهُ أم عينُه النَّبَّالَه
Doubt arises when he shoots, and we cannot...
Thought strays when he shoots—did we see
tell whether his hands or his eye shoots the arrows.
His hands or his shooting star eyes?
قلتُI said لَّماwhen ألوىhe delayed paying ديونَdebts وصاليunion with me
قلتُ لَّما ألوى ديونَ وصالي
وهوَwhile he مُثرٍwealthy وقادرٌand able لاno مَحالَهalternative (idiom: certainly)
وهوَ مُثرٍ وقادرٌ لا مَحالَه
I said, when he deferred the debts of union owed me,
I said, when he refused my love
though he was wealthy and able, without a doubt:
While able to pay his debts, no doubt:
بينَناbetween us الشَّرعُthe sacred law قالhe said سِربيtake me along فعنديfor I have
بينَنا الشَّرعُ قال سِربي فعندي
مشنunclear; probably 'from' صفاتيmy attributes لكلِّfor every دعوَىclaim دَلالَهevidence
مشن صفاتي لكلِّ دعوَى دَلالَه
“Let the sacred law judge between us.” He said, “Take me along, for I have
'Between us is the law.' He said, 'Take my qualities—
from my attributes, evidence for every claim.
For every claim they are proof enough.
وشُهوديand my witnesses منfrom خالٍa mole خَدِّيmy cheek ومنand from قدِّstature
وشُهودي من خالٍ خَدِّي ومن قدِّ
يmy شهودٌwitnesses معروفةٌknown بالعَدالَهfor uprightness
ي شهودٌ معروفةٌ بالعَدالَه
And my witnesses, from my cheek's mole and from...
And my witnesses are a cheek and a down—
my stature, are witnesses known for their uprightness.
Well-known witnesses of probity.'
أناI وكَّلتُI appointed as my agent مُقلتيmy eye فيin دَمِthe blood of الخَلhumankind (first part)
أنا وكَّلتُ مُقلتي في دَمِ الخَل
قِcompletion of 'humankind' فقالتso it said قَبلِتُI accepted هذيthis الوَكالَهthe commission
قِ فقالت قَبلِتُ هذي الوَكالَه
I have appointed my eye to act for me in shedding the blood of...
I made my tears my agent in the blood of creation,
humankind; it said, ‘I accept this commission.’”
So my kissing said: 'I accept this agency.'"
Sol 6.1