ليI have فيin هواكlove for you منfrom among الدموعthe tears شهودwitnesses
لي في هواك من الدموع شهود
يقضيwould judge لهاin their favor لوif يعقلcould reason الجلمودthe boulder
يقضي لها لو يعقل الجلمود
In my love for you, I have tears as witnesses;
even a boulder would rule in their favor, if it could reason.
وبصدكand to your rejection المرهوبdreaded يشهدbears witness كفكyour hand الthe
وبصدك المرهوب يشهد كفك ال
مخضوبhenna-dyed والمتكحلاتand the kohl-lined eyes السودblack
مخضوب والمتكحلات السود
And your dreaded rejection is witnessed by your hand—
henna-dyed—and your black, kohl-lined eyes.
لاnot أكذبنكI will lie to you ياO عزيزةAziza فاتنيhas passed me by
لا أكذبنك يا عزيزة فاتني
زمنthe days of الصباyouth وعراand overtook الشبابyouthful vigor همودlanguor
زمن الصبا وعرا الشباب همود
I will not lie to you, O Aziza: gone from me are
the days of youth, and youthful vigor has been overtaken by languor.
لمnot يبقremain ليfor me أملٌhope بغيرexcept for وظيفةٍa post
لم يبق لي أملٌ بغير وظيفةٍ
يرضىmay show favor عليto me بهاwith it الوزيرthe minister سعيدSa'id
يرضى علي بها الوزير سعيد
No hope remains to me except for a post
with which Minister Sa'id might favor me—
أسمىmost exalted وأسمحand most generous منof those who يبشsmiles warmly لقاصدٍupon a petitioner
أسمى وأسمح من يبش لقاصدٍ
وأجلand most illustrious منof those يهدَىis offered إليهto him قصيدpoetry
وأجل من يهدَى إليه قصيد
the most exalted and most generous of those who smile upon a petitioner,
and the most illustrious of those to whom poetry is offered.
Sol 6.1