أسالبتيO you who rob me قلبيmy heart بعينٍwith an eye كأنهاas though it were
أسالبتي قلبي بعينٍ كأنها
وماthough not رَقَدَتْit has slept مكحولةlined with kohl بُرقادِwith slumber
وما رَقَدَتْ مكحولة بُرقادِ
O you who steal my heart with an eye that seems,
My eyes asked for my heart as if
though it has not slept, to be lined with slumber as kohl:
They had not slept, lined with kohl
خذيtake الجسمthe body أوor رُدّيreturn الفؤادَthe heart مكانَهto its place
خذي الجسم أو رُدّي الفؤادَ مكانَه
ولاand do not تتركيleave جسميmy body بغيرwithout فؤادa heart
ولا تتركي جسمي بغير فؤاد
Take the body, or restore the heart to its place,
Take my body or return my heart to its place
and do not leave my body without a heart.
And do not leave my body without a heart
أأَنْis it because لبِستhave donned خدّاكِyour cheeks نَوْرَblossoms شقائقٍanemones
أأَنْ لبِست خدّاكِ نَوْرَ شقائقٍ
وأصبحand has become عنaway from رِدْفَيكِyour buttocks خَصْرِكyour waist صادِreceding
وأصبح عن رِدْفَيكِ خَصْرِك صادِ
Is it because your cheeks have donned anemone blossoms
Did your cheeks wear the light of poppies
and your waist now draws away from your hips,
And your waist become perfectly curved?
منعتِyou denied الكَرَىsleep مِنfrom مُقْلةan eye هوit قُوتُهاits sustenance
منعتِ الكَرَى مِن مُقْلة هو قُوتُها
فلمso did not يبقَremain للعينينfor the two eyes غيرُother than سُهادsleeplessness
فلم يبقَ للعينين غيرُ سُهاد
that you have denied sleep to an eye whose sustenance it is,
You denied sustenance to one who needs it
so nothing remains for the two eyes but sleeplessness?
Leaving nothing for the eyes but sleep
وأعجبُand the strangest شيءٍthing أنكمthat you ليto me أحِبَّةٌloved ones
وأعجبُ شيءٍ أنكم لي أحِبَّةٌ
وأنّكُمُand that you فيin فعلكمْyour conduct كأعاديlike enemies
وأنّكُمُ في فعلكمْ كأعادي
And the strangest thing is that you are my loved ones,
Most amazing is that you who are loved ones
and that in your conduct you are like enemies.
Act towards me as if enemies
إلىto اللهGod أشكوI complain مَنwhoever أرادdesired منيَّتيmy death
إلى الله أشكو مَن أراد منيَّتي
ومَنْand whoever حالintervened ماan emphatic particle بينيbetween me وبينand between مراديmy desire
ومَنْ حال ما بيني وبين مرادي
To God I complain of whoever desired my death,
To God I complain of those who wanted my death
and whoever stood between me and my desire.
And those who hindered what I sought
Sol 6.1