متىwhenever تكشفاyou two remove عنّيfrom me القميصَthe shirt تَبَيَّناyou two discern
متى تكشفا عنّي القميصَ تَبَيَّنا
بِيَin me الضُّرَّthe suffering منfrom عَفْراءAfra ياO فَتَيانِtwo young men
بِيَ الضُّرَّ من عَفْراء يا فَتَيانِ
Whenever you two remove my shirt, you will see
When will you two undress me and see
my suffering because of Afra, O young men.
That I suffer love-sickness, O youths!
وَتَعْتَرِفاand you two recognize لَحْماًflesh قليلاًscant وأَعْظُماًand bones
وَتَعْتَرِفا لَحْماً قليلاً وأَعْظُماً
دِقاقاًthin وَقَلْباًand a heart دائمَconstant الخَفَقانِthe pounding
دِقاقاً وَقَلْباً دائمَ الخَفَقانِ
And you will find scant flesh and bones
And find little flesh with prominent ribs,
thin, and a heart forever pounding.
And a heart ever fluttering.
علىupon كَبديmy liver منfrom حُبِّlove of عفراءَAfra قَرْحةٌa sore
على كَبدي من حُبِّ عفراءَ قَرْحةٌ
وعينايَand my two eyes منfrom وَجْدٍardent longing بهاfor her تَكِفانِboth stream with tears
وعينايَ من وَجْدٍ بها تَكِفانِ
Upon my liver is a sore from love of Afra,
On my liver is a wound of love for 'Ufraya,
and my eyes stream with tears from longing for her.
And my eyes from passion for her are sleepless.
فَعَفْراءُso Afra أَرْجيmost hoped for النّاسِpeople عنديto me مَوَدَّةًaffection
فَعَفْراءُ أَرْجي النّاسِ عندي مَوَدَّةً
وعفراءُand Afra عَنّيaway from me المُعْرِضُthe one turning away المُتَوَانيthe one holding back
وعفراءُ عَنّي المُعْرِضُ المُتَوَاني
For of all people, I most hope for Afra's affection,
'Ufraya is the most beloved of people to me,
yet Afra turns away from me and holds back.
While 'Ufraya turns away from me, slowly.
أُحِبُّI love ابْنَةَthe daughter of العُذْرِيِّal-Udhri حُبّاًlove وإِنْand even if نَأَتْshe went far away
أُحِبُّ ابْنَةَ العُذْرِيِّ حُبّاً وإِنْ نَأَتْ
ودانَيْتُand I drew close فيهاfor her sake غيرَone not ماemphatic particle مُتَدانِdrawing close
ودانَيْتُ فيها غيرَ ما مُتَدانِ
I love al-Udhri's daughter dearly, though she is far away,
I love the daughter of Udhra, though she acts
and for her sake I drew close to one who would not draw close.
Wrongly, and I am blamed for loving her.
إِذاwhen رامَsought قلبيmy heart هَجْرَهاto abandon her حالَstood دونَهُin its way
إِذا رامَ قلبي هَجْرَها حالَ دونَهُ
شَفيعانِtwo intercessors منfrom قَلْبيmy heart لهاfor her جَدِلانِboth skilled in argument
شَفيعانِ من قَلْبي لها جَدِلانِ
When my heart seeks to forsake her, its way is barred
When my heart wanted to shun her, two
by two advocates from my heart, skilled in arguing for her.
Pleading intercessors in my heart disputed him.
إِذاwhen قلتُI said لاno قالاthey both said بلىyes ثمّthen أَصْبَحاthey both became
إِذا قلتُ لا قالا بلى ثمّ أَصْبَحا
جميعاًtogether علىon الرَّأْيِthe view الذيthat يَرَيانِthey both hold
جميعاً على الرَّأْيِ الذي يَرَيانِ
When I say 'No,' they both say 'Yes,' and then stand
When I said "No," they said "Yes," and when morning came,
united in the view they both hold.
They both agreed on the view they espied.
فياso, O رَبِّmy Lord أنتَYou المُسْتَعانُthe one whose help is sought علىwith الذيthat which
فيا رَبِّ أنتَ المُسْتَعانُ على الذي
تَحَمَّلْتُI endured منfrom عفراءَAfra منذfor زَمانِa long time
تَحَمَّلْتُ من عفراءَ منذ زَمانِ
So, my Lord, it is Your help I seek with what
So, O Lord, You are the one I ask for aid
I have endured from Afra for so long.
Against what I have borne from 'Ufraya for so long.
فياso, O لَيْتَwould that كلَّevery اثنينِpair بينهماbetween them both هوىlove
فيا لَيْتَ كلَّ اثنينِ بينهما هوى
مِنَamong النّاسpeople والأَنْعامِand livestock يَلْتَقِيانِthey both meet
مِنَ النّاس والأَنْعامِ يَلْتَقِيانِ
Oh, would that every pair bound by love—
Would that every two souls among mankind
whether people or livestock—might meet,
And beasts who share a passion meet!
فَيَقْضيso he fulfills مُحِبٌّa lover منfrom حبيبٍa beloved لُبانةًa desire
فَيَقْضي مُحِبٌّ من حبيبٍ لُبانةً
ويَرْعاهماand guards them both رَبّيmy Lord فلاso not يُرَيانِthey are both seen
ويَرْعاهما رَبّي فلا يُرَيانِ
so a lover might satisfy his longing with his beloved,
So a lover attains union with the beloved
and my Lord guard them both, so they remain unseen.
And my Lord shepherd them so they see no wrong.
أَماميahead of me هوىًa love لاno نومَsleep دونَbefore لِقائِهِmeeting it
أَمامي هوىً لا نومَ دونَ لِقائِهِ
وخَلْفيand behind me هوىًa love قدalready شفّنيwasted me وبرَانيand pared me down
وخَلْفي هوىً قد شفّني وبرَاني
Ahead of me lies a love: no sleep until I meet it,
Before me is a passion whose meeting grants no sleep,
and behind me a love that has wasted me and worn me away.
And behind me a passion that has consoled and delighted me.
فَمَنْso whoever يَكُmay be لمhas not يغرضْyearned فإِنّيthen indeed I وناقتيand my she-camel
فَمَنْ يَكُ لم يغرضْ فإِنّي وناقتي
بِحَجْرٍat Hajr إلىtoward أهلِthe people of الحِمىthe protected pasture غَرَضانِboth longing
بِحَجْرٍ إلى أهلِ الحِمى غَرَضانِ
Whoever else may feel no longing, my she-camel and I
Who will be for one who has not turned away? For I and my she-camel
at Hajr both yearn for the people of the protected pasture.
Are heading to the tribe of Banu Himyar.
تَحِنُّshe yearns فتُبْديso she reveals ماwhat بهاin her مِنْof صَبابَةٍardent longing
تَحِنُّ فتُبْدي ما بها مِنْ صَبابَةٍ
وأُخْفيand I conceal الذيthat which لولاwere it not for الأَسىsolace لَقَضانيwould surely have killed me
وأُخْفي الذي لولا الأَسى لَقَضاني
She yearns, revealing the ardent longing within her,
She yearns and shows her youthful vigour
while I conceal what, but for solace, would have killed me.
While I conceal what, were it not for sadness, would finish me.
هوىlove of ناقتيmy she-camel خَلْفيbehind me وقُدّاميand ahead of me الهوىthe love
هوى ناقتي خَلْفي وقُدّامي الهوى
وإِنِّيand indeed I وإِيّاهاand she لَمُخْتَلِفانِsurely differing, both
وإِنِّي وإِيّاها لَمُخْتَلِفانِ
My she-camel's love lies behind me, and mine before me,
My she-camel's passion is behind me, and my passion before me,
and she and I are certainly not of one mind.
And she and I are going in different directions.
هوايَmy love عراقيٌّIraqi وتَثْنيand she turns زِمامَهاher rein
هوايَ عراقيٌّ وتَثْني زِمامَها
لِبَرْقٍtoward a lightning flash إذاwhen لاحَappeared النجومُthe stars يَمانِYemeni
لِبَرْقٍ إذا لاحَ النجومُ يَمانِ
My love is in Iraq, while she turns her rein
My passion is Iraqi, while if she inclines
toward lightning from Yemen when the stars appear.
Her bridle it is towards lightning flashing from Yemen.
هوايَmy love أماميahead of me ليسis not خلفيbehind me مُعَرِّجٌturning aside
هوايَ أمامي ليس خلفي مُعَرِّجٌ
وشَوْقُand the longing of قَلوصيmy young she-camel فيin الغُدُوِّsetting out at dawn يَمانِYemeni
وشَوْقُ قَلوصي في الغُدُوِّ يَمانِ
My love is ahead of me; I do not turn back,
My passion is ahead of me, not veering behind,
while my young she-camel's longing at dawn is for Yemen.
While my heart's desire at dawn is towards Yemen.
Sol 6.1