قالsaid الطبيبthe physician وقدand already همىpoured down
قال الطبيب وقد همى
سيلa flood الدموعthe tears لِماwhy? لِماwhy?
سيل الدموع لِما لِما
The physician said, as there poured
The doctor said, as tears flooded,
a flood of tears, 'Why? Why?
Bring him bitter water,
هاتواbring (you all) لهfor him الماءthe water المبرchilled (first part)
هاتوا له الماء المبر
ردcompletion of 'chilled' قلتI said منfrom عذبsweet اللمىthe lips' dusky hue
رد قلت من عذب اللمى
Bring him chilled water.'
I said, to soothe the pain,
I said, 'From one with sweet, dusky lips;
Hurry, it's the cure,
عجّلhasten بهwith it فهوfor it is الدواthe cure (first part)
عجّل به فهو الدوا
ءcompletion of 'the cure' لمنfor whoever أضرharmed بهto him الظماthirst
ء لمن أضر به الظما
hurry with it, for it is the cure
For one hurt by yearning,
for one whom thirst has harmed,
Melting his soul,
وأذابand melted مهجتهhis heart's core الجوىlove's anguish
وأذاب مهجته الجوى
وأصارand turned مدمعهhis tears دماblood
وأصار مدمعه دما
and whose heart love's anguish has melted
Making his tears blood.
and whose tears it has turned to blood.'
He shakes his head,
فغداthen he began يهزshaking برأسهwith his head
فغدا يهز برأسه
ويقولand saying صباًa lovesick lover مغرماenamored
ويقول صباً مغرما
Then he began to shake his head
Saying gently, love-struck,
and said, 'You lovesick, enamored man!
I'm a doctor who never
وأناand I طبيبa physician بالقياby pimping (first part)
وأنا طبيب بالقيا
دةcompletion of 'pimping' ماnot جمعتI earned الدرهماthe dirham
دة ما جمعت الدرهما
And I am a physician; by pimping
Made money from this,
I have not earned a dirham.
My friend, where can we find
منfrom أينwhere توجدcan be found عندناwith us
من أين توجد عندنا
ياO صاحfriend أرياقsaliva الدُمىthe doll-like beauties
يا صاح أرياق الدُمى
Where can we find,
Cups of tears here?
my friend, the saliva of doll-like beauties?
If your love left you dry,
إنif كانhad جافاكhe shunned you الحبيthe beloved (first part)
إن كان جافاك الحبي
بcompletion of 'the beloved' وماand not حباكhe granted you المبسماthe smiling mouth
ب وما حباك المبسما
If your beloved has shunned you
And your smile faded,
and has not offered you his smiling mouth,
Ease your worries among,
خففease همومكyour cares بالرباon the hills
خفف همومك بالربا
ماlinking particle بينamong أزهارflowers وماand water
ما بين أزهار وما
ease your cares upon the hills,
Flowers and water,
amid flowers and water.'
I turned to the love
فأدرتso I turned وجهيmy face للحبيtoward the beloved (first part)
فأدرت وجهي للحبي
بcompletion of 'the beloved' وقلتand I said فيin هذاthis one هماboth of them
ب وقلت في هذا هما
So I turned my face toward the beloved
And said, here is the cure,
and said, 'Both are in this one:
My garden is contentment
نعمانNu‘man فيهin him حديقتيmy garden
نعمان فيه حديقتي
ورضابهand his saliva ماءwater السماthe sky
ورضابه ماء السما
Nu‘man—in him is my garden,
And its water, the sky,
and his saliva is water from the sky.
You planet of beauty,
ياO كوكبstar الحسنbeauty الذيwho
يا كوكب الحسن الذي
كلall الجمالbeauty لهto him انتمىbelonged
كل الجمال له انتمى
O star of beauty, to whom
All beauty belongs to you,
all beauty belongs,
For one hurt by your glance,
لجريحfor one wounded لحظكyour glance لمnot (past negation) نجدwe find
لجريح لحظك لم نجد
إلّاexcept رضابكyour saliva مرهماa salve
إلّا رضابك مرهما
for one wounded by your glance, we have found
Only your meadows can heal,
no salve but your saliva.
So have mercy on a heart that you made,
فارحمso pity حشىًa heart أودعتyou lodged فيin
فارحم حشىً أودعت في
هاit (completes 'in it') ياO نعيمbliss جهنماhell
ها يا نعيم جهنما
So pity a heart in which you have lodged,
My bliss, a hell,
O bliss, a hell.
Does it not please you that I
أفلاso does it not...? يسركplease you أننيthat I
أفلا يسرك أنني
أعرضتI turned away عنfrom حورhouris الحمىthe protected sanctuary
أعرضت عن حور الحمى
So does it not please you that I
Turned from the virgins of paradise,
have turned away from the houris of the sanctuary,
And obeyed my love for you,
وأطعتand I obeyed فيكfor your sake صبابتيmy ardent longing
وأطعت فيك صبابتي
وعصيتand I defied فيكfor your sake اللوَّماthe reproachers
وعصيت فيك اللوَّما
and obeyed, for your sake, my yearning,
Disobeying all blamers?
and defied, for your sake, those who reproach me?'
Partial English translation: 31 of 32 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1