أُحْكُمْ فَفِيكَ العَذَابُ عَذْبُ
مَا بَعْدَ حُلْوِ الخِطَابِ خَطْبُ
Pass judgment, for in you torment is sweet.
After the sweetness of speech, there is no calamity.
لِي وَلَهُ فِي هَوَاكَ فَارَ
وَدَمْعُ صَبٍّ عَلَيْكَ صَبُّ
My longing has boiled over in love for you,
And a lovesick lover's tears pour forth for you.
وَمَا تَنَزَّهْتُ فِيكَ حَتَّى
فِيكَ نُزِّهْتُ حِينَ أَصْبُو
And I took no delight in you until
In you I was purified as I yearned.
وَأَمْكَنَنِي مِنْ لَمَاكَ بَرْقٌ
مِنَ الحَيَا لاَ يَكَادُ يَخْبُو
And a lightning flash put your dusky lips within my reach,
From the rain, it scarcely ever fades.
يَا سَائِلي عَنْ شَذَا نَسِيمٍ
قَمِيصُهُ بِالوِصَالِ رَطْبُ
O you who ask me about the fragrance of a breeze
Whose shirt is moist with union:
ذَاكَ سَلاَمُ الحَبِيبِ وَافَى
فِي عَهْدِهِ لِلِّثَامِ قُرْبُ
That is the beloved's greeting, which has arrived;
In his pledge lies nearness to the face-veil.
إِذَا تَجَلَّى عَلَى النَّدَامى
فَهْوَ لَهُمْ خُضْرَةٌ وَشُرْبُ
When he reveals himself to the drinking companions,
Then he is greenery and drink for them.
وَعَاذِلِي عَادَ لِي بِلُطْفٍ
تَكَادُ مِنْهُ الصِّبَا تَهِبُ
And my reproacher returned to me with a gentleness
From which the east wind all but blows.
أَضْمَرَ غَدْراً فَعَادَ عُذْراً
إذْ رُفِعَتْ للمُحِبِّ حُجْبُ
He harbored treachery, but it became an excuse,
When veils were lifted for the lover.
Sol 6.1