يَامَنO who لِقَلبٍfor a heart لاnot يُطِيobeys (first part)
يَامَن لِقَلبٍ لا يُطِي
عُcompletion of 'obeys' الزَّاجِرينَthose who rebuke وَلاand not يُفيقcomes to his senses
عُ الزَّاجِرينَ وَلا يُفيق
Who will aid a heart that will not obey
those who rebuke it, nor come to its senses?
تَسلُوfind solace قُلُوبُhearts ذَوِيthose possessing الهَوىlove
تَسلُو قُلُوبُ ذَوِي الهَوى
وَهُوَwhile it المُكَلَّفُlove-stricken والمَشُوقand filled with longing
وَهُوَ المُكَلَّفُ والمَشُوق
The hearts of lovers find solace,
while it is love-stricken and full of longing.
تَبَلَتmade lovesick حَبَابَةُHababa قَلبَهُhis heart
تَبَلَت حَبَابَةُ قَلبَهُ
بالدَّلِwith coquetry والشَّكلِand appearance الأَنِيقelegant
بالدَّلِ والشَّكلِ الأَنِيق
Hababa has made his heart lovesick
with coquetry and elegant appearance,
وَبعَينِand with the eye of أَحوَرَa dark-eyed one يَرتَعيgrazes
وَبعَينِ أَحوَرَ يَرتَعي
سَقطَthe foot of الكثيبِthe sand dune منَof العَقِيقal-Aqiq
سَقطَ الكثيبِ منَ العَقِيق
and with the eye of a dark-eyed creature grazing
at the foot of a dune in al-Aqiq.
مَكحُولةًkohled بالسِّحرِwith magic تُنinduces intoxication (first part)
مَكحُولةً بالسِّحرِ تُن
شِيcompletion of 'induces intoxication' نَشوَةَintoxication الخَمرِwine العَتيقaged
شِي نَشوَةَ الخَمرِ العَتيق
Kohled with magic, it induces
the intoxication of aged wine.
هَيفاءَslender-waisted إِنif هيshe أَقبَلَتcomes forward
هَيفاءَ إِن هي أَقبَلَت
لاَحَتshe shone كَطَالِعَةِlike the rising sun الشُروقsunrise
لاَحَت كَطَالِعَةِ الشُروق
Slender-waisted, when she comes forward,
she shines like the sun at its rising.
والرِّدفُand the rump مثلُlike نَقَاًa sand dune تلَbecame compacted (first part)
والرِّدفُ مثلُ نَقَاً تلَ
بَّدَcompletion of 'became compacted' فهوso it is زُحلوقٌa sliding slope زَلُوقslippery
بَّدَ فهو زُحلوقٌ زَلُوق
And her rump is like a sand dune, densely
packed; it is a smooth, slippery slope.
فيupon دُرَّةِa pearl الأَصدافِof the shells مُعfreshly applied (first part)
في دُرَّةِ الأَصدافِ مُع
تَنِفاًcompletion of 'freshly applied' بهاupon her رَدعُthe stain of الخَلُوقsaffron perfume
تَنِفاً بها رَدعُ الخَلُوق
Upon a pearl from the shells, freshly
applied to her, lies the stain of saffron perfume.
دَاويcure هَوايَmy passion وَأَطفِئيand extinguish
دَاوي هَوايَ وَأَطفِئي
ماwhat فيin الفُؤَادِthe heart مِنَof الحَريقthe fire
ما في الفُؤَادِ مِنَ الحَريق
Cure my passion, and extinguish
the fire within my heart.
وتَرَفَّقيand be gentle أَمَليmy hope فَقَدfor indeed
وتَرَفَّقي أَمَلي فَقَد
كَلَّفتِنيyou have burdened me مَالاَwhat ... not أُطِيقI can bear
كَلَّفتِني مَالاَ أُطِيق
And be gentle, my hope, for
you have burdened me with what I cannot bear.
فيin القلبِthe heart مِنكِfrom you جَوىburning anguish المُحبthe lover (first part)
في القلبِ مِنكِ جَوى المُحب
بِّcompletion of 'the lover' وَرَاحةُand the solace of الصَبِّthe lovesick lover الشَقِيقkindred
بِّ وَرَاحةُ الصَبِّ الشَقِيق
Within my heart, from you, is a lover's anguish
and the solace of the kindred, lovesick lover.
هَذَاthis يَقُودُleads برُّمَتيby my tether
هَذَا يَقُودُ برُّمَتي
قَوداًa leading إِلَيكِto you وَذَاand that يَسُوقdrives onward
قَوداً إِلَيكِ وَذَا يَسُوق
This leads me by my tether,
leading me to you, while that drives me on.
ياO نَفسُsoul قَدindeed كَلَّفتِنيyou have burdened me
يا نَفسُ قَد كَلَّفتِني
تَعَبَthe weariness of الهَوىlove مِنهاfrom her فَذُوقso taste
تَعَبَ الهَوى مِنها فَذُوق
O my soul, you have burdened me
with the weariness of loving her—so taste it!
إِنif كُنتِyou are تَائِقةًyearning لحfor the heat (first part)
إِن كُنتِ تَائِقةً لح
رِّcompletion of 'heat' صَبَابةٍpassionate longing منهاfrom her فَتُوقthen yearn
رِّ صَبَابةٍ منها فَتُوق
If you yearn for the heat
of passionate longing for her, then yearn!
Sol 6.1