قَدindeed صَباfell in love القَلبُthe heart صِباًa passion غَيرَnot دَنيbase
قَد صَبا القَلبُ صِباً غَيرَ دَني
وَقَضىand fulfilled الأَوطارَthe desires مِنfrom أُمِّUmm (mother of) عَليAli
وَقَضى الأَوطارَ مِن أُمِّ عَلي
The heart has loved, with a love not base,
And fulfilled its desires with Umm Ali.
وَقَضىand fulfilled الأَوطارَthe desires مِنهاfrom her بَعدَماafter
وَقَضى الأَوطارَ مِنها بَعدَما
كادَتِalmost الأَوطارُthe desires أَنto لاnot تَنقَضيbe fulfilled
كادَتِ الأَوطارُ أَن لا تَنقَضي
And fulfilled its desires with her, after
Those desires had almost gone unfulfilled.
وَدَعاهُand summoned it الحَينُdoom مِنهُfrom it لِلَّتيto the woman who
وَدَعاهُ الحَينُ مِنهُ لِلَّتي
تَقطَعُquenches الغُلّاتِthe burning thirsts بِالدَلِّwith coquetry البَهيradiant
تَقطَعُ الغُلّاتِ بِالدَلِّ البَهي
And its own doom summoned it to the woman
Who quenches burning thirsts with radiant coquetry.
فَاِرعَوىthen it desisted عَنهاfrom her بِصَبرٍwith patience بَعدَماafter
فَاِرعَوى عَنها بِصَبرٍ بَعدَما
كانَit had been عَنهاfrom her زَمَناًfor a time لاnot يَرعَويdesisting
كانَ عَنها زَمَناً لا يَرعَوي
Then, with patience, it turned away from her, after
It had long refused to turn away from her.
كُلَّماwhenever قُلتُI said تَناسىit put aside ذِكرَهاher memory
كُلَّما قُلتُ تَناسى ذِكرَها
راجَعَreturned to القَلبُthe heart الَّذيwhat كانَit had نَسيforgotten
راجَعَ القَلبُ الَّذي كانَ نَسي
Whenever I said, “It has put her memory aside,”
The heart returned to what it had forgotten.
فَلَهاso it dallied وَاِرتاحَand thrilled لِلخَودِto the tender maiden الَّتيwho
فَلَها وَاِرتاحَ لِلخَودِ الَّتي
تَيَّمَتenslaved قَلبيmy heart بِذيwith [a mouth] of طَعمٍtaste شَهيdelicious
تَيَّمَت قَلبي بِذي طَعمٍ شَهي
So it dallied and thrilled to the tender maiden who
Enslaved my heart with a mouth of delicious taste,
بارِدِcool الطَعمِin taste شَتيتٍspaced apart نَبتُهُits growth (teeth)
بارِدِ الطَعمِ شَتيتٍ نَبتُهُ
كَالأَقاحيlike daisies ناعِمِtender النَبتِin growth ثَريmoist
كَالأَقاحي ناعِمِ النَبتِ ثَري
Cool to taste, with its teeth set apart,
Like daisies, tender-growing and moist;
واضِحٍbright عَذبٍsweet إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle اِبتَسَمَتshe smiles
واضِحٍ عَذبٍ إِذا ما اِبتَسَمَت
لاحَit gleamed لَوحَlike the flash of البَرقِlightning فيin وَسطِthe midst of الحَبيheaped-up clouds
لاحَ لَوحَ البَرقِ في وَسطِ الحَبي
Bright and sweet—whenever she smiles,
It gleams like lightning amid heaped-up clouds.
طَيِّبِsweet الريقِin saliva إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle ذُقتُهُI taste it
طَيِّبِ الريقِ إِذا ما ذُقتُهُ
قُلتُI say ثَلجٌsnow شيبَblended بِالمِسكِwith musk الذَكيfragrant
قُلتُ ثَلجٌ شيبَ بِالمِسكِ الذَكي
Sweet of saliva—whenever I taste it,
I say, “Snow blended with fragrant musk.”
وَبِطَرفٍand with a gaze خِلتُهُI thought it حينَwhen بَدَتshe appeared
وَبِطَرفٍ خِلتُهُ حينَ بَدَت
طَرفَthe gaze of أُمِّthe mother of الخِشفِa fawn فيamid عَرفٍfragrant herbage نَديdewy
طَرفَ أُمِّ الخِشفِ في عَرفٍ نَدي
And with a gaze I thought, when she appeared,
The gaze of a fawn’s mother amid dewy, fragrant herbage;
وَبِفَرعٍand with tresses قَدalready تَدَلّىhung down فاحِمٍcoal-black
وَبِفَرعٍ قَد تَدَلّى فاحِمٍ
كَتَدَلّيlike the drooping of قِنوِa date-cluster نَخلِthe date palms of المُجتَنيthe gatherer
كَتَدَلّي قِنوِ نَخلِ المُجتَني
And with coal-black tresses hanging down,
Like a date-cluster drooping from the gatherer’s palm;
وَبِوَجهٍand with a face حَسَنٍbeautiful صَورَتُهُits form
وَبِوَجهٍ حَسَنٍ صَورَتُهُ
واضِحِbright السُنَّةِin countenance ذيhaving ثَغرٍa mouth نَقيspotless
واضِحِ السُنَّةِ ذي ثَغرٍ نَقي
And with a face of lovely form,
Radiant of countenance, with spotless teeth;
وَبِجيدٍand with a neck أَغيَدٍsupple زَيَّنَهُadorned it
وَبِجيدٍ أَغيَدٍ زَيَّنَهُ
خالِصُpure الدُرِّpearls وَياقوتٌand rubies بَهيradiant
خالِصُ الدُرِّ وَياقوتٌ بَهي
And with a supple neck adorned
By pure pearls and radiant rubies.
وَلَهاand for her فيin القَلبِthe heart مِنّيfrom me لَوعَةٌa burning longing
وَلَها في القَلبِ مِنّي لَوعَةٌ
كُلَّevery حينٍmoment هِيَit فيin القَلبِthe heart تَجيcomes
كُلَّ حينٍ هِيَ في القَلبِ تَجي
And for her I bear a burning longing in my heart,
Which comes into my heart at every moment.
مَنwhoever يَكُنmay be أَمسىhas reached evening خَلِيّاًfree مِنof هَوىًlove
مَن يَكُن أَمسى خَلِيّاً مِن هَوىً
فَفُؤاديyet my heart لَيسَis not مِنهاof her بِخَليat all free
فَفُؤادي لَيسَ مِنها بِخَلي
Whoever may have reached evening free of love,
Yet my heart is not free of her;
أَوor يَكُنmay be أَمسىhas reached evening تَقِيّاًdevout قَلبُهُhis heart
أَو يَكُن أَمسى تَقِيّاً قَلبُهُ
فَلَعَمريthen, by my life إِنَّindeed قَلبيmy heart لَغَويsurely wayward
فَلَعَمري إِنَّ قَلبي لَغَوي
Or if his heart has reached evening devout,
Then, by my life, my heart is surely wayward.
Sol 6.1