ياO خالقيmy Creator ياO حيEver-Living ياO رزاقProvider
يا خالقي يا حي يا رزاق
بحقfor the sake of النبيthe Prophet المختارthe chosen one تجمعناbring us together
بحق النبي المختار تجمعنا
O my Creator, O Ever-Living, O Provider,
for the sake of the chosen Prophet, bring us together.
مشتاقlonging ليكمfor you ياO منىheart's desire of العُشاقthe lovers
مشتاق ليكم يا منى العُشاق
ياO ريتناif only we كُناwe had تودعناwe bade each other farewell
يا ريتنا كُنا تودعنا
I long for you, O heart's desire of lovers.
If only we had said our farewells.
مُشتاقlonging ليكمfor you ياO مُنىheart's desire of العُشاقthe lovers
مُشتاق ليكم يا مُنى العُشاق
يشهدbears witness عليconcerning me الواحدthe One الخلاقthe Creator
يشهد علي الواحد الخلاق
I long for you, O heart's desire of lovers.
The One, the Creator, is my witness.
ياO أَبوone with وَجهa face براقshining
يا أَبو وَجه براق
نسيانforgetting عشاقكyour lovers
نسيان عشاقك
O you with the shining face,
have you forgotten your lovers?
كناwe were سواtogether بوقاقin harmony (uncertain reading)
كنا سوا بوقاق
وحيادand by the life of (uncertain reading) خلاقكyour Creator
وحياد خلاقك
We were together in harmony,
by the life of your Creator.
لكنbut زَمانيmy fate باقbetrayed
لكن زَماني باق
حَتّىuntil الجَفاestrangement حاقكovertook you
حَتّى الجَفا حاقك
But my fate betrayed me,
until estrangement overtook you.
ماnot ظنI think غَيريanyone other than me ذاقtasted
ما ظن غَيري ذاق
ماwhat ذقتI tasted عافراقكat parting from you
ما ذقت عافراقك
I do not think anyone else has tasted
what I tasted in parting from you.
منsince بعدكمyour departure كاسthe cup of الصَفاjoy ماnot راقwas pleasing
من بعدكم كاس الصَفا ما راق
حنظلcolocynth عَلىbecause of بُعدكyour absence تجرعناwe gulped down
حنظل عَلى بُعدك تجرعنا
Since you left, the cup of joy has lost its savor.
In your absence, we swallowed colocynth.
حَنظلcolocynth شربناwe drank فيduring لَياليthe nights of البُعدseparation
حَنظل شربنا في لَيالي البُعد
وَلاand not كانwas ظَنيmy expectation باختلافin the changing of الوَعدthe promise
وَلا كان ظَني باختلاف الوَعد
We drank colocynth through the nights of separation.
Nor did I expect the promise to be broken.
عُقبafter المُنىhopes وَالسَعدand happiness
عُقب المُنى وَالسَعد
عادَthen اِنعَكَسwas reversed سضعديmy good fortune (apparent typo)
عادَ اِنعَكَس سضعدي
After hope and happiness,
my good fortune was reversed.
يابوO you with الحَلقearrings وَالجَعدand curls
يابو الحَلق وَالجَعد
جعدthe curls of الغَضىthe beloved جعديmy curls
جعد الغَضى جعدي
O you with earrings and curls,
the beloved's curls are my curls.
أَينwhere اللُقاreunion وَالوَعدand the promise
أَين اللُقا وَالوَعد
بَعدafter الجَفاestrangement وَعديmy promise
بَعد الجَفا وَعدي
Where are reunion and the promise?
After estrangement, what of my promise?
لاdo not تنكرونyou deny الودaffection
لا تنكرون الود
ياO هلpeople of الهَوىpassion وديmy affection
يا هل الهَوى ودي
Do not deny love,
O people of passion, the love I bear.
ياO حلوsweet one لَوif هِيَit بِالمُنىthrough wishes وَالقَصدand intention
يا حلو لَو هِيَ بِالمُنى وَالقَصد
ماnot كانَwould have been فيin برthe land of التُركthe Turks ضعناwe lost our way
ما كانَ في بر التُرك ضعنا
O sweet one, if it depended on wishes and intent,
we would not have lost our way in the Turks' land.
ماnot كانwould have been فيin برthe land of التركthe Turks غبناwe disappeared
ما كان في بر الترك غبنا
وَلاand not تركناكمwe left you بطيبناof our own will
وَلا تركناكم بطيبنا
We would not have vanished in the Turks' land,
nor would we have left you willingly.
لاnot يَفرَحrejoices المَحزونthe sorrowful one
لا يَفرَح المَحزون
وَالدَهرand time يطربناgladdens us
وَالدَهر يطربنا
The sorrowful one cannot rejoice,
nor can time gladden us,
إِلاexcept بِلُقاby meeting المَضنونthe cherished beloved
إِلا بِلُقا المَضنون
منfrom هجركمyour desertion ذبناwe melted away
من هجركم ذبنا
except by meeting the cherished one.
Your desertion has melted us away.
هايمwandering in love كَماlike المَجنونa madman
هايم كَما المَجنون
مِنكَat you تعجبناwe marveled
مِنكَ تعجبنا
Lost in love, like a madman,
we have marveled at you.
وَرجوعناand our return مَضنونwithheld
وَرجوعنا مَضنون
ياO منيتيmy heart's desire شبناwe grew gray
يا منيتي شبنا
And our return is held back,
O my heart's desire, we have grown gray.
إِنif كانَwas قَصدكyour intent تَرَكناleaving us بِالعُونindeed (an oath)
إِن كانَ قَصدك تَرَكنا بِالعُون
مِنfrom نظرتكseeing you ياO حلوsweet one ماnot شبعناwe had our fill
مِن نظرتك يا حلو ما شبعنا
If you truly mean to abandon us,
we have not had our fill of seeing you, O sweet one.
منfrom نظرتكseeing you ياO حلوsweet one مرويناwe have not been quenched (uncertain contraction)
من نظرتك يا حلو مروينا
كَأنas though ماnot رحناwe went وَماand not جيناwe came
كَأن ما رحنا وَما جينا
We have not quenched our thirst by seeing you, O sweet one.
As though we had neither gone nor come.
منfrom عُقبafter ماthat حناwe قرانcompanions
من عُقب ما حنا قران
صارواthey became قَوافيناour rhymes
صاروا قَوافينا
After we had been companions,
they became our rhymes.
ياO كاملperfect in الدوزانtuning
يا كامل الدوزان
شمتواthey gloated العِدىthe enemies فيناover us
شمتوا العِدى فينا
O perfectly tuned one,
the enemies gloated over us.
وينwhere الغَضيthe beloved ماnot بانappeared
وين الغَضي ما بان
هاتواbring مسليناour comforter
هاتوا مسلينا
Where is the beloved? Still out of sight.
Bring us our comforter.
ماwon't ترحمواyou pity العَيانthe ailing one
ما ترحموا العَيان
ياO هلpeople of الهَوىpassion ضنيناwe wasted away
يا هل الهَوى ضنينا
Will you not pity the ailing one?
O people of passion, we have wasted away.
ياO بَدرfull moon بازلin its prime ياO قمرmoon of نيسانApril
يا بَدر بازل يا قمر نيسان
احضرcome وشوفand see الحالthe state واقشعناand look at us
احضر وشوف الحال واقشعنا
O full moon in your prime, O April moon,
come, see our state, and look upon us.
احضرcome وشوفand see الحالthe state حَتّىso that نشوفwe may see
احضر وشوف الحال حَتّى نشوف
ياO كاملperfect in الهندامdress وَالمَعروفand kindness
يا كامل الهندام وَالمَعروف
Come, see our state, so that we may see you,
O you, perfect in dress and kindness.
شوفlook at النُهودthe breasts زروفshapely (uncertain dialectal reading)
شوف النُهود زروف
متقعداتfirmly seated نظافimmaculate
متقعدات نظاف
Look at those shapely breasts,
firmly seated and immaculate,
ملهنthey have no حلمnipples معطوفdrooping
ملهن حلم معطوف
ياقوتrubies ماnot حدanyone شافsaw
ياقوت ما حد شاف
with no drooping nipples:
rubies that no one has seen.
جعدthe curls of الغضيthe beloved معكوفcoiled
جعد الغضي معكوف
لونthe color of العَبدa slave هيافslim-waisted
لون العَبد هياف
The beloved's curls are coiled,
the color of a slave's skin, on a slender beauty.
لاneither فيin حلبAleppo وَالشوفand the Shouf
لا في حلب وَالشوف
متلوlike him غيادgraceful maidens زرافcharming
متلو غياد زراف
Neither in Aleppo nor in the Shouf
are there graceful, charming maidens like this one.
أَيضاًeither وَلاnor ربتreared بنيBani (sons of) مَعروفMa'ruf
أَيضاً وَلا ربت بني مَعروف
مثلكyour like عَلىin هالرنكthis form ماnot قشعناwe saw
مثلك عَلى هالرنك ما قشعنا
Nor have Bani Ma'ruf ever reared
your like in this form—we have never seen one.
مثلكyour like عَلىin هلرنكthis form غيدgraceful maidens حسانlovely
مثلك عَلى هلرنك غيد حسان
ماnot ينوجدcan be found ظنيI think بعربamong the Arabs of بُستانBustan
ما ينوجد ظني بعرب بُستان
Graceful, lovely maidens like you, of this form,
I think, cannot be found among the Arabs of Bustan.
شوفlook at القَلبthe heart وَلهانdistraught with longing
شوف القَلب وَلهان
مِنsince بعدكمyour absence عَناfrom us
مِن بعدكم عَنا
Look at the heart, distraught with longing,
since you have been away from us.
ياO فتنenchanter of (uncertain form) الغُزلانgazelles
يا فتن الغُزلان
لاno شكdoubt فاتناhas passed us by
لا شك فاتنا
O enchanter of gazelles,
you have doubtless passed us by.
ماnot ئنgroaned (uncertain spelling) صابstruck سنانa spear-tip
ما ئن صاب سنان
مثليlike me وَلاnor جَناreaped (sense uncertain)
مثلي وَلا جَنا
No one struck by a spear-tip has groaned
as I have, nor reaped such grief.
اعملdo معايwith me حسانkindness
اعمل معاي حسان
وَطلوبand ask وَتمناand wish
وَطلوب وَتمنا
Show me kindness,
and ask, and wish.
روحيmy soul فداa ransom للمنحرfor the upper bosom الريانfull and lush
روحي فدا للمنحر الريان
بسjust أنتَyou سويmake رايa plan وَاجمعناand reunite us
بس أنتَ سوي راي وَاجمعنا
My soul is a ransom for that full, soft bosom.
Just devise a plan and bring us together.
Sol 6.1