تَذَكَّرَ بِالحِمَى قَلْبي الطَّرُوبُ
لَيَاليَ غَابَ عَنْهُنَ الرَّقِيبُ
In the sanctuary, my rapturous heart recalled
Nights when the watcher was absent,
وَأَيَّاماً صَفَا عَيْشُ التَّصَابي
وَمَنْ أَهْوى نَدِيمىَ وَالحَبيِبُ
And days when life in youthful dalliance was untroubled,
And the one I love was my boon companion and beloved.
غَرِيبُ الحَيِّ قَلْبي في حِمَاكُمْ
نَزِيلٌ في دِيَاركُمُ غَرِيبُ
My heart, a stranger among the clan, is in your sanctuary,
A sojourner in your dwellings, a stranger.
رَحَلتُمْ عَنْ حِمىَ الوَادِي سُحَيْراً
وَسِرْتُمْ وَهْوَ خَلْفَكُمُ جَنِيبُ
You left the valley's sanctuary just before dawn,
And you journeyed on, while it trailed behind you, a led mount.
عَجِبْتُ لِنَارِكُمْ بِرُبَا المُصَلَّى
وَمِنْهَا الصَّبُّ فِي نَجْدٍ يَذُوبُ
I marveled at your fire on the hills of al-Musalla,
And from it the lovesick lover melts in Najd;
وَنَشْرِكُمُ عَلى بُعْدٍ وَقُرْبٍ
إلى المُشْتَاقِ تَحْمِلُهُ الجَنُوبُ
And at your fragrance, whether far or near,
Which the south wind carries to the yearning lover.
وَإنْ أَرْجُوكُمُ وَأَخِيبُ كُلاًّ
سِوَاكُمْ قَصْدُ رَاجِيه يَخِيبُ
And even if I hope in you and am disappointed, for everyone
Other than you, the aim of whoever hopes in him fails.
وَبِي مَنْ لا أُسَمِِّيهِ حَيَاءً
بِحُكْمِ حُضُورِهِ فَهْوَ الرَّقِيبُ
And within me is one I do not name, out of modesty,
Because of his presence—for he is the watcher.
يَمِيسُ قَوَامُهُ فَيكَادُ قَلْبي
يَطيرُ مِنَ اللَّذَاذَةِ إِذْ يَطيِبُ
His figure sways gracefully, so my heart nearly
Flies with pleasure when it grows glad.
Sol 6.1