قالواthey said الحبيبةُthe beloved تَيّمَتْshe enslaved
قالوا الحبيبةُ تَيّمَتْ
كَyou وواصلتكand she granted you union فقلتُso I said أهلاwelcome
كَ وواصلتك فقلتُ أهلا
They said, “The beloved has enslaved
you and granted you union.” I said, “Welcome!”
منfrom بعدafter ماthat حُمّلتُI was made to bear منof
من بعد ما حُمّلتُ من
وجدٍpassionate longing بهاfor her ياO قومُmy people ثِقلاa burden
وجدٍ بها يا قومُ ثِقلا
After I had been made to bear
a burden of longing for her, my people—
ثِقلاًa burden تحمّلهtook it upon itself الهوىlove
ثِقلاً تحمّله الهوى
عنfrom مَنكِبيَّmy two shoulders فعادso it became سَهلاlight
عن مَنكِبيَّ فعاد سَهلا
a burden that love lifted
from my shoulders, and so it grew light.
بتناwe spent the night كماjust as كرهdisliked الحسوthe envier (word continues)
بتنا كما كره الحسو
دُcompletion of “the envier” ننالwe obtain ماwhat نهواهwe desire it حِلّاlawfully
دُ ننال ما نهواه حِلّا
We spent the night, to the envier’s displeasure,
lawfully enjoying what we desired.
فيin ليلةٍa night ماscarcely قلتُI said جاcame (word continues)
في ليلةٍ ما قلتُ جا
ءcompletion of “came” سوادُهاits darkness حتّىbefore تولّىit departed
ء سوادُها حتّى تولّى
In a night—no sooner had I said
“Its darkness has come” than it was gone.
لَفّتْshe entwined بشمليwith my whole being شملَهاher whole being
لَفّتْ بشملي شملَها
ياO حبّذاhow lovely لَفّاًan entwining وشَمْلاand a union
يا حبّذا لَفّاً وشَمْلا
She entwined her whole being with mine—
ah, how lovely an entwining and union!
وَثَنَتْand she bent عليَّover me مُقَبّعاًadorned with pommels
وَثَنَتْ عليَّ مُقَبّعاً
بقبائعwith pommels العِقْيانِof pure gold طَفْلاtender
بقبائع العِقْيانِ طَفْلا
And she curved about me an arm adorned
with pommels of pure gold, soft and tender,
ومملّأًand filled صِبْغَwith the hue الشّبيof youth (word continues)
ومملّأً صِبْغَ الشّبي
بةِcompletion of “youth” مُسْبَكرَّlong and flowing النَّبْتِin growth جَثْلاluxuriant
بةِ مُسْبَكرَّ النَّبْتِ جَثْلا
and hair steeped in the hue of youth,
long and flowing, thick and luxuriant.
واهاًah! لظبيٍfor a gazelle صدتُهُI caught him
واهاً لظبيٍ صدتُهُ
طوعاًwillingly ولمand did not أقنصهI hunt him خَتْلاby stealth
طوعاً ولم أقنصه خَتْلا
Ah, for a gazelle I caught,
willingly yielding, not hunted by stealth!
لمdid not يعطنيhe gives me قبلkisses الرّضاof consent
لم يعطني قبل الرّضا
حتَّىuntil تسلّفَهنَّhe took them on credit قبْلاbeforehand
حتَّى تسلّفَهنَّ قبْلا
He gave me no willing kisses
until he had first taken them on credit.
ولقدand indeed أقولI say تبلّداًin bewilderment
ولقد أقول تبلّداً
فيمنconcerning the one who تملّكنيhas possessed me وخَبْلاand in madness
فيمن تملّكني وخَبْلا
And indeed I say, in bewilderment
and madness over him who possesses me:
باللَّهby God قلْtell me ولكand may you have المُنىall you wish
باللَّه قلْ ولك المُنى
أيُّwhich المحاسنِbeauties منكof yours أحلىis sweetest
أيُّ المحاسنِ منك أحلى
“By God, tell me—and may you have all you wish—
which of your beauties is sweetest?”
ياO مَنْthe one whom أراهI see him حالياًadorned
يا مَنْ أراه حالياً
فيin ناظريَّmy two eyes وماthough not تحلّىhe adorned himself
في ناظريَّ وما تحلّى
O you whom I see adorned
in my eyes, though you wear no ornaments,
حوشيتُmay I be spared فيكconcerning you منfrom السلوforgetfulness (word continues)
حوشيتُ فيك من السلو
وِcompletion of “forgetfulness” وأنْand that أرىI be seen أَسلوI forget وأسلَىand am forgotten
وِ وأنْ أرى أَسلو وأسلَى
may I be spared from forgetting you,
and from being seen forgetting and forgotten.
Sol 6.1