وَمُنتقباتٍand veiled women بِالجمالon the camels علىat مِنىMinā
وَمُنتقباتٍ بِالجمال على مِنى
شُغِلْناwe were distracted بهنّby them عنfrom حَصَىthe pebbles of المُتَجَمِّرِthe pebble-casting pilgrim
شُغِلْنا بهنّ عن حَصَى المُتَجَمِّرِ
And veiled women on camels at Minā—
They distracted us from the pilgrim’s stoning-pebbles.
ضعُفْنَthey were too weak عنfor الشكوىcomplaining فلمّاso when أردنَهاthey desired it
ضعُفْنَ عن الشكوى فلمّا أردنَها
أشرنthey gestured إليناto us بالبنانwith their fingertips المحمَّرِreddened
أشرن إلينا بالبنان المحمَّرِ
They were too weak to complain; when they wished to,
They gestured to us with reddened fingertips.
فماthen whatever شئتَyou wished منof طيبٍperfume ذَكيٍّintensely fragrant لناشقٍfor one who inhales
فما شئتَ من طيبٍ ذَكيٍّ لناشقٍ
وماand whatever شئتَyou wished منof حسنٍbeauty أنيقٍexquisite لمُبصرِfor a beholder
وما شئتَ من حسنٍ أنيقٍ لمُبصرِ
All the heady perfume one could wish to breathe,
And all the exquisite beauty one could wish to see.
وللَّهand, by God! أَبصارٌeyes سَبَتْناtook us captive جفونُهاtheir eyelids
وللَّه أَبصارٌ سَبَتْنا جفونُها
غداةَthe morning تلاقيناwe met one another بشِعْبِin the ravine of المُعمِّرِal-Muʿammir
غداةَ تلاقينا بشِعْبِ المُعمِّرِ
And, by God, what eyes! Their lids took us captive
The morning we met in the ravine of al-Muʿammir.
ولمّاand when تفرّقناwe parted ولمand did not يبقremain بينناbetween us
ولمّا تفرّقنا ولم يبق بيننا
سوىexcept ذُكْرةٍa remembrance منfrom عاشقٍa lover متذكّرِremembering
سوى ذُكْرةٍ من عاشقٍ متذكّرِ
And when we parted, and nothing remained between us
But a remembrance from a remembering lover,
بَكينَthey wept عَلىat وَشْكِthe brink of الفراقِparting بلؤلؤٍwith pearls
بَكينَ عَلى وَشْكِ الفراقِ بلؤلؤٍ
علىonto عُصْفُرٍsafflower منfrom نرجسٍnarcissi متحدّرِstreaming down
على عُصْفُرٍ من نرجسٍ متحدّرِ
On the brink of parting, they wept pearls
Streaming onto safflower from narcissi.
Sol 6.1