أَجبْanswer دواعِيthe calls الهَوىof love بالأدمُعِwith tears السُّجُمِstreaming
أَجبْ دواعِي الهَوى بالأدمُعِ السُّجُمِ
وَبحُand speak openly فماfor ... is not الحبُّlove فيin حالٍany state بمُكْتَتَمِconcealed
وَبحُ فما الحبُّ في حالٍ بمُكْتَتَمِ
Answer love’s summons with streaming tears,
Answer my love's call with overflowing tears,
And speak openly, for love can never be concealed.
And shed them, for love in disguise is most sincere.
أسَمَعتَyou made someone hear يَاO داعِيَcaller الأشواقِof longings ذَاone possessed of كَلَفٍardent love
أسَمَعتَ يَا داعِيَ الأشواقِ ذَا كَلَفٍ
نَائيfar away المَحلِّin dwelling وإنeven though لمdid not تدْعُyou call منfrom أَمَمِnearby
نَائي المَحلِّ وإن لم تدْعُ من أَمَمِ
You have made a lovesick man hear you, O caller of longing,
Hark, o longing's advocate of ardent passion,
Whose dwelling is far away, though you did not call from nearby.
My abode is far, though you cry not for my care.
للهِto God (in praise) أنتَyou فماso how أعْراكَfree you are منof مَلَلٍweariness
للهِ أنتَ فما أعْراكَ من مَلَلٍ
يُنسِيmakes one forget العهودَpledges وماand how أَرعاكَmindful you are للذِّمَمِof obligations
يُنسِي العهودَ وما أَرعاكَ للذِّمَمِ
God bless you! How free you are of weariness
By God, you I cherish, so why should boredom seize you?
That makes one forget pledges, and how mindful you are of obligations!
Forget those past vows and pay the faultfinders no heed.
وقُلand say لِمَنto whoever لاَمَreproached ماnot السُّلوانُforgetting love منof خُلُقِيmy nature
وقُل لِمَن لاَمَ ما السُّلوانُ من خُلُقِي
ولاnor مُلاءَمةُaccommodating اللوّامِreproachers منamong شِيَمِيmy traits
ولا مُلاءَمةُ اللوّامِ من شِيَمِي
And tell whoever reproaches you: forgetting love is not in my nature,
Say to those who blame, it is not my way,
Nor is accommodating reproachers among my ways.
Nor is acquiescence to blame among my traits.
أهَوىI love بلاwithout مَلَلٍweariness يُسلىbrings forgetting ولاnor طَمَعٍhope
أهَوى بلا مَلَلٍ يُسلى ولا طَمَعٍ
يُملىprolongs ولاnor ريبةٍsuspicion تُزريdishonors بذيone possessed of كَرَمِnobility
يُملى ولا ريبةٍ تُزري بذي كَرَمِ
I love without weariness that brings forgetting, or hope
I love without boredom's reprieve, or hope's respite,
That prolongs it, or suspicion that dishonors a noble man.
No doubts cast on one noble and generous.
فماso ... is not وَفائِيmy fidelity برثِّthreadbare in العَهدِthe pledge منتَكِثٍbroken
فما وَفائِي برثِّ العَهدِ منتَكِثٍ
ولاnor هَوايَmy love بواهِيweak in العَقْدِthe bond مُنْصرِمِsevered
ولا هَوايَ بواهِي العَقْدِ مُنْصرِمِ
My fidelity is neither frayed in its pledge nor broken,
My loyalty remains, no vows have I broken,
Nor is my love weak in its bond or severed.
My love stays true, no covenants have I torn.
يَزيدُهُincreases it كرَماًin nobility مرُّthe passing السنينَof the years كَمَاjust as
يَزيدُهُ كرَماً مرُّ السنينَ كَمَا
زادَincreased المُدامةَthe wine إشراقاًin radiance مَدىthe span القِدَمِof aging
زادَ المُدامةَ إشراقاً مَدى القِدَمِ
The passing years increase its nobility, just as
Time's passage but increases his nobility,
Long aging has increased the radiance of wine.
As wine's aging adds luster beyond measure.
Sol 6.1