حكَّمتshe gave authority to لحظهاher glance علىover العشاقِthe lovers
حكَّمت لحظها على العشاقِ
حبذاhow splendid دولةthe reign of السيوفthe swords الرقاقِslender
حبذا دولة السيوف الرقاقِ
She gave her glance dominion over lovers.
For a moment it ruled over lovers,
How splendid the reign of slender swords!
What a good state of thin, sharp swords!
دولةٌa dominion لاno مفرescape إلّاexcept إليهاto it
دولةٌ لا مفر إلّا إليها
منfrom هواهاlove for her المحيطencompassing بالآفاقaround the horizons
من هواها المحيط بالآفاق
A dominion: there is no escape except to it
A state from which there is no escape
From love for her, which encompasses the horizons.
Except to it, with its love encompassing horizons.
زرتهاI visited her والعيونwhile the eyes تهجعslumbered والشهand the stars (beginning)
زرتها والعيون تهجع والشه
بstars (completion) روانٍgazing كأعينlike the eyes of الحذّاقthe keen-sighted
ب روانٍ كأعين الحذّاق
I visited her while eyes slumbered and the stars
I visited it while eyes were sleepy and passion
Gazed like the eyes of the keen-sighted.
Was flowing like the eyes of experts.
أتخطَّىI step over لهاto reach her رقابnecks of ليوثٍlions
أتخطَّى لها رقاب ليوثٍ
ساكناتٍlying still والليلwhile the night فيin أقلاقrestlessness
ساكناتٍ والليل في أقلاق
I stepped over lions' necks to reach her,
I stepped over the necks of roaring lions,
Lying still, while the night was restless.
Humble and the night in turmoils.
وتلافيتand I appeased غيظهاher anger بمجونٍwith wanton play
وتلافيت غيظها بمجونٍ
يأمرcommands الممسكينthe tight-fisted بالإنفاقto spend
يأمر الممسكين بالإنفاق
And I appeased her anger with wanton play
And I avoided its anger with flirtation
That commands the tight-fisted to spend.
That commands those holding back to spend.
فوَso, by أجفانهاher eyelids المراضlanguid لقدindeed عوI was cured (beginning)
فوَ أجفانها المراض لقد عو
فيتI was cured (completion) منof علةthe ailment of العناsuffering بالعناقthrough an embrace
فيت من علة العنا بالعناق
So, by her languid eyelids, I was indeed
So its eyes that pain me, I have healed
Cured of the malady of anguish through an embrace.
From the illness of estrangement with an embrace.
لمdid not أخفI fear عندwhen ضمهاembracing her حيةthe serpent of الفرthe hair (beginning)
لم أخف عند ضمها حية الفر
عhair (completion) وشهدand the honey of الرضابsaliva منpart of درياقيmy antidote
ع وشهد الرضاب من درياقي
When embracing her, I did not fear the serpent of her locks,
I did not fear, when hugging it, the danger of escape,
With the honey of her saliva as my antidote.
And the slaps of consent from my cheeks.
أفتديتهاI ransomed it سويعةًa brief hour ذقتI tasted فيهاin it
أفتديتها سويعةً ذقت فيها
راحwine فيهاof her mouth بكلwith every كاسٍcup وساقand cupbearer
راح فيها بكل كاسٍ وساق
I ransomed that brief hour in which I tasted
I ransomed it willingly, and in it I tasted
Her mouth's wine—at the price of every cup and cupbearer.
Comfort in every cup and drinking vessel.
باتspent the night فيهاin it الغزالthe gazelle طوعيobedient to me ومنand from فرexcess (beginning)
بات فيها الغزال طوعي ومن فر
طexcess (completion) التزامٍembracing تخالناyou would think us فيin شقاقstrife
ط التزامٍ تخالنا في شقاق
There the gazelle spent the night obedient to me; so tightly
In it the gazelle yielded to me, and whoever separated
Did we embrace, you would think us locked in strife.
From commitment, we disagreed and parted ways.
لاطفتنيshe caressed me كماjust as يلاطفgently treats لطفLutf (in Lutfallah) الAllah (beginning)
لاطفتني كما يلاطف لطف ال
لَهAllah (completion) أهلpeople of العسارhardship والإملاقand destitution
لَه أهل العسار والإملاق
She caressed me as Lutfallah gently treats
It treated me as gently as God treats
Those in hardship and destitution.
The people of hardship and pleading.
سيدٌa lord أسرعswiftest of العبادpeople وأسرىand most noble
سيدٌ أسرع العباد وأسرى
بالهداياwith gifts لنازحٍto one far away وملاقand one he meets
بالهدايا لنازحٍ وملاق
A lord, the swiftest of men and the most noble
A master, the fastest of servants and most captivated
With gifts to those far away and those he meets.
By gifts for a visitor and newcomer.
ذوpossessed of ذكاءٍintelligence يكادalmost يعرفknows ماwhat فيin الthe (before time)
ذو ذكاءٍ يكاد يعرف ما في ال
دهرtime منof زائلٍwhat passes وآتٍand what comes وباقand what remains
دهر من زائلٍ وآتٍ وباق
So keen of mind, he all but knows what lies in
With intelligence that almost knows what is in time
Time—what passes, what comes, and what remains.
Of passing, coming, and remaining.
منfrom بنيthe sons of سرسقSursock الذينwho لهمto them تنare attributed (beginning)
من بني سرسق الذين لهم تن
مىare attributed (completion) وتعزىand are ascribed مكارمnoble qualities الأخلاقof character
مى وتعزى مكارم الأخلاق
Of the sons of Sursock, to whom
From the clan of Sarsaq, who for them wishes
The noblest virtues are traced and ascribed.
And noble morals are hoped for.
وإذاand if عدَّتare counted الكرامthe generous منamong الأهthe eyelashes (beginning)
وإذا عدَّت الكرام من الأه
دابeyelashes (completion) يحصونهمthey count them منamong الأحداقthe pupils
داب يحصونهم من الأحداق
And if the generous are counted among the eyelashes,
And if the generous were counted among manners
These men are counted among the pupils.
They would list him among the polished.
كلماwhenever شنفتare adorned بألفاظهwith his words الآthe ears (beginning)
كلما شنفت بألفاظه الآ
ذانears (completion) تاهتgloried علىover حلَىthe jewels of الأعناقnecks
ذان تاهت على حلَى الأعناق
Whenever the ears are adorned with his words,
Whenever it charmed ears with its speech
They glory over the jewels adorning necks.
They wandered in the beauty of necks.
صاحO friend ذقtaste منfrom حديثهhis speech بفمwith the mouth of السمhearing (beginning)
صاح ذق من حديثه بفم السم
عhearing (completion) الطلاthe wine تعرفyou will recognize الخمورthe wines النواقيpure
ع الطلا تعرف الخمور النواقي
Friend, with the mouth of hearing, taste from his speech
Speak, and taste from its talk the filling of hearing,
The wine, and you will recognize the pure vintages.
You will recognize the forbidden wines.
وادنand draw near منهto him ترyou will see الكرامthe generous جميعاًall
وادن منه تر الكرام جميعاً
وليوثand the lions of الشرىShara علىin الإطلاقabsolute terms
وليوث الشرى على الإطلاق
Draw near him, and you will see all the generous,
And approach it and you will see all the generous
And the lions of Shara, without exception.
And brave openly.
أيهاO you البائعthe seller of الرغائبcoveted gifts بالحمfor praise (beginning)
أيها البائع الرغائب بالحم
دpraise (completion) وحاويand possessor of محاسنthe finest qualities الأخلاقof character
د وحاوي محاسن الأخلاق
O seller of coveted gifts for praise,
O you who sells wishes with praise
And possessor of the finest qualities of character,
And contains beautiful morals.
لاmay you not برحتcease to be الدوامforever مجتمعunited الشمthe family circle (beginning)
لا برحت الدوام مجتمع الشم
لfamily circle (completion) بماwith what تبتغيyou seek منfrom الخلاقthe Creator
ل بما تبتغي من الخلاق
May you forever remain united with your loved ones,
Do not cease to always have determination gathered
With what you seek from the Creator,
To seek what you wish for of creation.
آمناًsafe from صولةthe onslaught of الخطوبcalamities إذاwhen ماemphatic particle
آمناً صولة الخطوب إذا ما
حكمتthey gave authority to لحظهاtheir glance علىover العشاقthe lovers
حكمت لحظها على العشاق
Safe from the onslaught of calamities, whenever
Safe from the perils of misfortunes if
They give their glance dominion over lovers.
For a moment it ruled over lovers.
Sol 6.1