أَبَتِrefused البَخيلَةُthe miserly woman أَنto تَنولَنيgrant me favor
أَبَتِ البَخيلَةُ أَن تَنولَني
فَأَظُنُّso I think أَنّيthat I زائِرٌa visitor to رَمسيmy grave
فَأَظُنُّ أَنّي زائِرٌ رَمسي
The miserly woman refused to grant me her favor;
So I think I shall visit my grave.
لاthere is no خَيرَgood فيin الدُنياthis world وَبَهجَتِهاand its splendor
لا خَيرَ في الدُنيا وَبَهجَتِها
إِنif لَمdoes not تُوافِقaccord with نَفسُهاher soul نَفسيmy soul
إِن لَم تُوافِق نَفسُها نَفسي
There is no good in this world or its splendor
If her soul does not accord with mine.
لاthere is no صَبرَpatience ليfor me عَنهاaway from her إِذاwhen بَرَزَتshe appears
لا صَبرَ لي عَنها إِذا بَرَزَت
كَالبَدرِlike the full moon أَوor قَرنٍa rising rim مِنَof الشَمسِthe sun
كَالبَدرِ أَو قَرنٍ مِنَ الشَمسِ
I cannot bear to be apart from her when she appears,
Like the full moon or the sun’s rising rim.
نَظَرَتshe looked إِلَيكَtoward you بِعَينِwith the eye of جازِأَةٍa doe sustained by fresh herbage
نَظَرَت إِلَيكَ بِعَينِ جازِأَةٍ
كَحلاءَnaturally dark-rimmed-eyed وَسطاamid جاذِرٍfawns خُنسِsnub-nosed
كَحلاءَ وَسطا جاذِرٍ خُنسِ
She looked at you with the eye of a doe sustained by herbage,
Dark-rimmed, amid snub-nosed fawns.
فَسَبَتso she took captive فُؤادَكَyour heart عِندَat نَظرَتِهاher glance
فَسَبَت فُؤادَكَ عِندَ نَظرَتِها
بِمَلاحَةِwith the charm of الأَنيابِthe canine teeth وَالأُنسِand warmth
بِمَلاحَةِ الأَنيابِ وَالأُنسِ
So she took your heart captive when she glanced,
With the charm of her canine teeth and her warmth.
جوديbe generous لِمَنto the one whom أَورَثتِهِyou have bequeathed him سَقَماًsickness
جودي لِمَن أَورَثتِهِ سَقَماً
وَتَرَكتِهِand you left him حَيرانَbewildered فيin لَبسِuncertainty
وَتَرَكتِهِ حَيرانَ في لَبسِ
Be generous to him whom you have made ill,
And left bewildered in uncertainty.
لاdo not تَحرِميهِdeprive him of الوَصلَunion وَاِتَّخِذيand earn
لا تَحرِميهِ الوَصلَ وَاِتَّخِذي
أَجراًa reward فَلَيسَfor there is not بِذاكَin that مِنany بَأسِharm
أَجراً فَلَيسَ بِذاكَ مِن بَأسِ
Do not deny him union, and earn
A reward, for there is no harm in that.
وَلَقَدand indeed خَشيتُI feared بِأَنthat يَكونُthere might be بِهِin him
وَلَقَد خَشيتُ بِأَن يَكونُ بِهِ
مِنfrom حُبَّكُمlove for you طَرَفٌa touch مِنَof المَسِّmadness
مِن حُبَّكُم طَرَفٌ مِنَ المَسِّ
And indeed I feared that he might be afflicted
With a touch of madness from love for you.
Sol 6.1