كلماwhatever يفعلdoes الجميلthe beautiful one
كلما يفعل الجميل
ياO ملوكkings الهوىlove جميلbeautiful
يا ملوك الهوى جميل
Whatever the beautiful one does—
Whenever he does good
O kings of love—is beautiful.
O kings of love, it is good
فاتنيeluded me فاتنيmy enchanter الأبيproud
فاتني فاتني الأبي
أوor رثىpitied ليfor me ولاذand sought refuge بيwith me
أو رثى لي ولاذ بي
Whether my proud enchanter has eluded me,
He missed me, missed me, my father
or pitied me and sought refuge with me,
Or eulogized me and took refuge in me
والنبيby the Prophet لستI am not بالنبيone who turns away
والنبي لست بالنبي
عنfrom هوىlove خدهhis cheek الأسيلsmooth
عن هوى خده الأسيل
by the Prophet, I am not one to turn away
And the prophet, I am not the prophet
from love for his smooth cheek.
Of the love of his flowing cheek
ياO رشيقslender القوامof form قدindeed
يا رشيق القوام قد
قدَّhas rent قلبيmy heart البعادseparation قدa rending
قدَّ قلبي البعاد قد
O slender one, truly
O slender, you have
separation has rent my heart asunder.
You have turned my heart away, you have
صارbecame هذاthis الغرامpassion جدearnest
صار هذا الغرام جد
يومon the day قالواthey said غداtomorrow الرحيلdeparture
يوم قالوا غدا الرحيل
This passion became earnest
This love has become serious
the day they said, “Departure is tomorrow.”
The day they said tomorrow is the departure
ثمthen أنعمتyou bestowed favor باللقاwith a meeting
ثم أنعمت باللقا
وانمحىand vanished أكثرmost of الشقاthe misery
وانمحى أكثر الشقا
Then you favored me with a meeting,
Then I was blessed by the meeting
and most of the misery vanished.
And most of the misery disappeared
إنماyet قطever ماnot زقىcalled out
إنما قط ما زقى
بينناbetween us للصفاfor concord هديلcooing
بيننا للصفا هديل
Yet never has there sounded
It's just that nothing ever flowed
between us a cooing of concord.
Between us for clarity
لاno ولاضاءتand did not shine الشموسthe suns
لا ولاضاءت الشموس
فيin نجومstars منof الكؤوسthe goblets
في نجوم من الكؤوس
No, nor did the suns shine
No, and the suns shone
in stars of goblets,
In stars of cups
وانجلتand were unveiled جلوةan unveiling العروسof the bride
وانجلت جلوة العروس
حينwhen يخلوis alone بهاwith her الخليلthe lover
حين يخلو بها الخليل
or unveil themselves as a bride is unveiled
And the bride sparkled
when her lover is alone with her.
When she is alone with her beloved
قمrise بناwith us فالهزارfor the nightingale صاحhas called
قم بنا فالهزار صاح
ماnot علىupon مغرمٍa lover جناحblame
ما على مغرمٍ جناح
Rise with us, for the nightingale has called.
Get up, for joking has shouted
There is no blame upon a lover.
A lover has no shame
لذةthe delight of العيشlife فيin الصباحthe morning
لذة العيش في الصباح
والصباand the east wind طرفهاher gaze عليلlanguid
والصبا طرفها عليل
Life's delight lies in the morning,
The pleasure of living in the morning
and the east wind's gaze is languid.
And youth, its edge is sick
صاحcalled out منfrom جانبthe edge of الحمىthe sanctuary
صاح من جانب الحمى
بردcool الراحthe wine باللمىwith dusky lips
برد الراح باللمى
He called from the sanctuary's edge:
It shouted from the side of yearning
“Cool the wine with dusky lips,
The cool wind with twilight
واغنمand seize الأنسconvivial joy قبلbefore ماthat
واغنم الأنس قبل ما
يصبحbecomes الإنسhuman company مستحيلimpossible
يصبح الإنس مستحيل
and seize convivial joy before
And enjoy the company before
human company becomes impossible.”
Being together becomes impossible
فيin رياضgardens منof البهارyellow bahar flowers
في رياض من البهار
ذهبتwas gilded فضةthe silver of العقارthe wine
ذهبت فضة العقار
In gardens of yellow bahar flowers,
In gardens of flowers
the wine's silver was gilded;
The silver of plants has gone
فاسقنيهاso give it to me to drink كماas أشارadvised
فاسقنيها كما أشار
ذلكthat الصادحthe songster النبيلnoble
ذلك الصادح النبيل
so give it to me to drink, as advised
So pour it for me as he pointed
by that noble songster.
That noble shouter
Sol 6.1