قَدindeed هاجَstirred أَحزانَthe sorrows قَلبِكَyour heart الذِكَرُmemories
قَد هاجَ أَحزانَ قَلبِكَ الذِكَرُ
وَاِشتاقَand it yearned وَالشَوقُand longing لِلفَتىfor the young man عَبِرُtearful
وَاِشتاقَ وَالشَوقُ لِلفَتى عَبِرُ
Memories have stirred the sorrows of your heart,
and it yearned—longing makes a young man weep.
هَيَّجَنيstirred me البُدَّنُthe full-figured women المِلاحُthe beautiful ones فَماso not
هَيَّجَني البُدَّنُ المِلاحُ فَما
أَنفَكُّI cease بَينَamong الحِسانِthe beautiful women أَقتَصِرُI confine myself
أَنفَكُّ بَينَ الحِسانِ أَقتَصِرُ
The full-figured beauties stirred me, so I never
cease to confine myself to the company of the fair.
هَلis there? مِنany كَريمٍa noble man يَهتاجُis stirred to longing ذيpossessing حَسَبٍnoble lineage
هَل مِن كَريمٍ يَهتاجُ ذي حَسَبٍ
قَدindeed شَفَّهُwasted him away مِنbecause of حَسيبِهِhis highborn one السَهَرُsleeplessness
قَد شَفَّهُ مِن حَسيبِهِ السَهَرُ
Is there a noble, wellborn man stirred to longing,
whom sleeplessness over his highborn beloved has worn thin?
أَوor هَلdoes he? يُغَنّيhe sings لِشَجوِهِfor his sorrow فَبَكىso he wept
أَو هَل يُغَنّي لِشَجوِهِ فَبَكى
كَماas تَغَنّىsang لِشَجوِهِfor his sorrow عَمَرُʿUmar
كَما تَغَنّى لِشَجوِهِ عَمَرُ
Or does he sing of his sorrow and then weep,
as ʿUmar sang of his sorrow?
تَستُرُهُنَّconceal them الخُزوزُthe silken fabrics إِنif فُتِحَتwere opened
تَستُرُهُنَّ الخُزوزُ إِن فُتِحَت
يَوماًone day مَقاصيرُsecluded chambers دونَهاbefore them الحُجَرُthe rooms
يَوماً مَقاصيرُ دونَها الحُجَرُ
Silken fabrics veil them, should there be opened
one day, secluded chambers with rooms before them.
هَيفُslender-waisted women رَعابيبُdelicate beauties بُدَّنٌfull-figured women شُمُسٌuntamed women
هَيفُ رَعابيبُ بُدَّنٌ شُمُسٌ
فيهِنَّin them حُسنُthe beauty of الدَلالِcoquetry وَالخَفَرُand modesty
فيهِنَّ حُسنُ الدَلالِ وَالخَفَرُ
Slender-waisted, delicate, full-figured, untamed,
they possess graceful coquetry and modesty.
ماhow أَحسَنَlovely الوُدَّaffection وَالصَفاءَand sincerity وَماand how
ما أَحسَنَ الوُدَّ وَالصَفاءَ وَما
أَقبَحَugly مِنهاfrom her الهِجرانَestrangement وَالعُذرُand excuses
أَقبَحَ مِنها الهِجرانَ وَالعُذرُ
How lovely are affection and sincerity, and how
ugly are her estrangement and excuses!
Sol 6.1