قالتshe said لناto us يومday النوىparting
قالت لنا يوم النوى
ذاتpossessor of الرضابsweet saliva الكوثريKawthar-like
ذات الرضاب الكوثري
She said to us on the day of parting,
She asked us one day
she whose saliva was like Kawthar’s waters:
The abundant Kauthar
ماwhat بالthe matter with دمعكyour tears كالشقيقlike red anemones
ما بال دمعك كالشقيق
علىupon الخديدthe little cheek العصفريsafflower-colored
على الخديد العصفري
“Why are your tears like red anemones
Why are your tears like anemones
upon the little safflower-colored cheek?”
On your yellow cheek?
فأجبتهاso I answered her هذاthis مداink (word continues)
فأجبتها هذا مدا
دcompletion of ‘ink’ أوليpossessors of الغرامardent love العنتريAntar-like
د أولي الغرام العنتري
I answered her: “This is the ink
I answered her: This is the tear
of those with Antar-like passion.
Of the first lovers, the Antarites
واللَهand by God ماnot أجريتهI made it flow
واللَه ما أجريته
ياO مهجتيmy heart’s blood منfrom محجريmy eye socket
يا مهجتي من محجري
And by God, I did not make it flow,
By Allah, I have not shed it
O my heart’s blood, from my eye socket,
O my tear duct
إلّاexcept ليكتبso that it may write فيon الطريقthe road
إلّا ليكتب في الطريق
لكلfor every صبٍّpassionate lover قسوريlion-like
لكل صبٍّ قسوري
except so it might write upon the road,
Except to write in the road
for every lion-hearted lover:
For every lover seeking
منwhoever يبتغيseeks هذاthis المداthe ink (word continues)
من يبتغي هذا المدا
دcompletion of ‘the ink’ يحبloves بنتdaughter of الجوهريal-Jawhari
د يحب بنت الجوهري
‘Whoever seeks this ink
Who wants this tear
loves al-Jawhari’s daughter.’”
Must love the daughter of Al-Jawhari
Sol 6.1