منwho لصبّfor a lovesick man فوقهُupon him الوصَبُaffliction
من لصبّ فوقهُ الوصَبُ
وبراهثand wore him down (apparent typo) الهمُّworry والوصبُand affliction
وبراهث الهمُّ والوصبُ
Who will aid a lovesick man weighed down by affliction,
The one for whom love flows abundantly,
And worn away by worry and affliction?
And troubles and sorrows flood,
ساهرsleepless الأجفانِthe eyelids مُنَفردٍalone
ساهر الأجفانِ مُنَفردٍ
بالأسىin sorrow سمَّارهُhis nighttime companions الكربُanguish
بالأسى سمَّارهُ الكربُ
Sleepless-eyed and solitary,
Sleepless, alone,
In sorrow, with anguish as his companion through the night.
Burdened by grief and distress.
قدهُhis stature بالهَجرِthrough separation مُنقسِمقdivided (apparent typo)
قدهُ بالهَجرِ مُنقسِمق
خَدهُhis cheek بالحُسنِin beauty مُنتقبُveiled
خَدهُ بالحُسنِ مُنتقبُ
His frame is sundered by separation,
His body torn by separation,
His cheek is veiled in beauty.
His cheek adorned by beauty.
مُعرضٍturning away إعراضهُhis rejection أبداًalways
مُعرضٍ إعراضهُ أبداً
مالهُit has no ذنبٌoffense ولاnor سَببُcause
مالهُ ذنبٌ ولا سَببُ
He turns away; his rejection is always
Turning away, always turning away.
Without any offense or cause.
He is innocent, blameless.
ياoh لهُfor him ظبيٌa gazelle يريكَhe shows you لهُbelonging to him
يا لهُ ظبيٌ يريكَ لهُ
مُقَلةٌan eye آسادُهاits lions تَثِبُleap
مُقَلةٌ آسادُها تَثِبُ
Oh, what a gazelle! He shows you his
O gazelle, your tears reveal
Eye, whose lions leap.
Eyes lined with kohl, awake.
كلماwhenever اهتزتswayed معاطفُهُhis body's curves
كلما اهتزت معاطفُهُ
سجَدتbowed down فيin بانهاtheir bān-tree form القُضبُthe boughs
سجَدت في بانها القُضبُ
Whenever the curves of his body sway,
Whenever his coat trembles,
The boughs bow before their bān-tree form.
The branches bow down before him.
سنَّhe established فيin إخلافfailing to keep موعدِهِhis promised meeting
سنَّ في إخلاف موعدِهِ
سُنةًa custom لمdid not ترضَهاapprove of it العربُthe Arabs
سُنةً لم ترضَها العربُ
By failing to keep his tryst, he established
He violated his promise,
A custom the Arabs did not approve.
Setting a precedent the Arabs never approved.
باخلٌa miser جوديmy generosity لهto him بدميwith my blood
باخلٌ جودي له بدمي
وبروحيand with my soul بعضُpart of ماwhat يجبُis due
وبروحي بعضُ ما يجبُ
A miser—my offering him my blood
My blood is an offering for his generosity,
And my soul is but part of what is due.
And my soul fulfils some of what I owe.
قاتلُdeadly الأجفانِthe eyelids فاتُرهاlanguid in them
قاتلُ الأجفانِ فاتُرها
بابليٌّBabylonian ثغرهُhis mouth الشَّنبُsweetly cool (of teeth)
بابليٌّ ثغرهُ الشَّنبُ
His eyelids are deadly, though languid;
Killer of eyelids, exhausting them,
Babylonian is his cool, sweet mouth.
Babylonian, with a moustache like a dagger.
ليسَis not موتيmy death بعدهُafter him عجباًa wonder
ليسَ موتي بعدهُ عجباً
بَلrather بقائيmy survival فيin الهوَىlove عَجبُa wonder
بَل بقائي في الهوَى عَجبُ
My death after him is no wonder;
My death after him is no wonder,
Rather, my living on in love is the wonder.
But that I live on, loving him, now that is strange.
Sol 6.1