علىat بابthe door of الهوىlove وقفstood الجمالُbeauty
على باب الهوى وقف الجمالُ
وفيand in كبديmy liver بفتنتهthrough his allure اشتعالُa blaze
وفي كبدي بفتنته اشتعالُ
At the door of love stood beauty,
Beauty paused at the door of love
And in my liver, his allure kindles a blaze.
And in my heart, its allure ignited a flame
مددتُI stretched out يديmy hand إليهtoward him أسِرُّI conceal شيئًاsomething
مددتُ يدي إليه أسِرُّ شيئًا
فأجبرنيso compelled me علىto البوحconfession انفعالemotion
فأجبرني على البوح انفعال
I stretched my hand toward him, concealing something,
I reached out to it, wanting to confide
Then emotion compelled me to confess.
But it compelled me to profess my passion
فقلتso I said لهto him بطرفٍwith a gaze لاnot يداريconceals
فقلت له بطرفٍ لا يداري
وفيand in إغضائهits lowering ارتسمtook shape السؤالthe question
وفي إغضائه ارتسم السؤال
So I spoke to him with a gaze that concealed nothing,
So I said, with a glance that would not turn away
And in its lowering, the question took shape:
And in its downcast gaze, a question was etched
أريدكَI want you كالسناlike radiance يعطيgives حياةًlife
أريدكَ كالسنا يعطي حياةً
بصمتin silence لاnot يضارعهrivals it المقالspeech
بصمت لا يضارعه المقال
I want you like radiance that gives life,
I want you like the sun that gives life
In silence no speech can rival.
In silence that no words can match
أريدكI want you كالنسيمlike the breeze متىwhenever تأنَّىmoved unhurriedly
أريدك كالنسيم متى تأنَّى
وأسرىand journeyed by night طابbecame sweet بالعطرwith fragrance النوالthe gift
وأسرى طاب بالعطر النوال
I want you like the breeze, whenever it moves unhurriedly
I want you like a gentle breeze
And journeys by night, its gift is sweet with fragrance.
That flows softly with fragrant air
أريدكI want you جدولاًa stream ينسابflows عذبًاsweetly
أريدك جدولاً ينساب عذبًا
وترقصand dance منfrom ترقرقهits rippling الظلالthe shadows
وترقص من ترقرقه الظلال
I want you as a sweetly flowing stream,
I want you like a stream that flows sweetly
And its rippling sets the shadows dancing.
With shadows dancing in its sparkling glare
أريدكI want you فيin شغافthe innermost core of النفسthe soul وقدًاa flame
أريدك في شغاف النفس وقدًا
ولكنَّbut الزنادَthe fire-striker لهit has ذبالa wick
ولكنَّ الزنادَ له ذبال
I want you as a flame in the soul's innermost core,
I want you as the heart's innermost depths
But the fire-striker has a wick,
But for the wick, the lamp has its snare
يُمِدُّnourishes بصيصهits glimmer عقليmy mind وحسيand my senses
يُمِدُّ بصيصه عقلي وحسي
بريٍّwith thirst-quenching refreshment ماnot لدافقهfor its outpouring مثالan equal
بريٍّ ما لدافقه مثال
Whose glimmer nourishes my mind and senses
It feeds my mind and senses with its ray
With refreshment whose outpouring has no equal.
An untamed spirit that none can compare
فهلso, would يرضيكplease you أنto يخبوgrow dim ذباليmy wick
فهل يرضيك أن يخبو ذبالي
ويطوينيand enfold me بقبضتهin its grasp الزوالextinction
ويطويني بقبضته الزوال
So would it please you for my wick to grow dim,
Will you be pleased if my wick dies out
And for extinction to enfold me in its grasp?
And time's fist crumples me in its snare?
Sol 6.1