أناI منfrom رِقّةdelicacy الهوىlove والهواءِand air
أنا من رِقّة الهوى والهواءِ
ومنand from النُّورlight أُلفِّتْwere fashioned أجزائيmy parts
ومن النُّور أُلفِّتْ أجزائي
I am made of the delicacy of love and air,
I'm made of the gentleness of love and air
and my parts were fashioned from light.
And from light my parts were set
تَبْذُلfreely offer الخُرَّدُthe maidens الحسانُthe beautiful لِيَto me الأَوْthe faces (first part)
تَبْذُل الخُرَّدُ الحسانُ لِيَ الأَوْ
جُهَfaces (completion) دونto the exclusion of الأُمَّاتthe mothers والآباءand the fathers
جُهَ دون الأُمَّات والآباء
The beautiful maidens offer me their
The young give me their beautiful faces
faces, to the exclusion of mothers and fathers.
Beyond mothers and fathers
وإذاand when غنّتsing القِيانُthe singing slave girls فإنّيthen indeed I
وإذا غنّت القِيانُ فإنّي
سِتْرُa veil ألحاظهاtheir glances علىfrom النُّدَماءthe boon companions
سِتْرُ ألحاظها على النُّدَماء
And when the singing slave girls sing, I am
And if the singing girls chant, I am
a veil hiding their glances from the boon companions.
A veil over their blinking eyes
فكأنِّيso it is as though I والشَّعْرَand the hair والأوجُهَand the faces البيthe white (first part)
فكأنِّي والشَّعْرَ والأوجُهَ البي
ضَwhite (completion) بدورٌfull moons فيin ظُلْمةٍdarkness فيin سماءa sky
ضَ بدورٌ في ظُلْمةٍ في سماء
So I, the hair, and the white
So it's as if I, the poetry, and the beautiful faces
faces are like full moons amid darkness in a sky.
Are stars in darkness in a sky
أَلْمِسُI touch الأَوْجُهَthe faces الحِسانَthe beautiful وأستمand I enjoy (first part)
أَلْمِسُ الأَوْجُهَ الحِسانَ وأستم
تِعُenjoy (completion) منfrom كلِّevery وَجْنةٍcheek حمراءred
تِعُ من كلِّ وَجْنةٍ حمراء
I touch the beautiful faces and take
I touch the beautiful faces and relish
pleasure in every rosy cheek.
Every blushing cheek
لاnot أخافُI fear الوُشاةَthe tale-bearers إنْif رمَقُونيthey eye me
لا أخافُ الوُشاةَ إنْ رمَقُوني
لاno ولاnor أتَّقىI guard myself منagainst الرُّقَباءthe watchers
لا ولا أتَّقى من الرُّقَباء
I do not fear the tale-bearers if they eye me;
I don't fear the slanderers if they glance at me
no, nor do I guard against the watchers.
Nor do I fear the watchmen
وإذاand when قُبّلتْare kissed رءوسُthe heads الغوانيthe beauties
وإذا قُبّلتْ رءوسُ الغواني
قبّلتْنيkiss me أكابِرُthe foremost of الظُّرَفاءthe refined gentlemen
قبّلتْني أكابِرُ الظُّرَفاء
And when the beauties' heads are kissed,
And if the heads of the singing girls kiss me
the foremost men of refinement kiss me.
The noble ladies kiss me too
جَلَّis exalted قَدْرَِيmy worth عنabove الغلاَلةِthe chemise والتْand the drawstring (first part)
جَلَّ قَدْرَِي عن الغلاَلةِ والتْ
كَةdrawstring (completion) والقُمْصِand the shirts والقَبَاand the coat والرداءand the cloak
كَة والقُمْصِ والقَبَا والرداء
My worth is far above the chemise and the
My worth is far beyond shirts and rags,
drawstring, the shirts, the coat, and the cloak.
And robes and cloaks and gowns
Sol 6.1