أناI منone who يحمِلُbears الهوىlove غيرَwithout شاكِcomplaining
أنا من يحمِلُ الهوى غيرَ شاكِ
ماwhat تعانيهendures it مهجتيmy heart فيin هواكِlove for you
ما تعانيه مهجتي في هواكِ
I am one who bears love without complaining
I bear love for none but you, though you doubt me,
of what my heart endures in loving you.
My heart's torment for your love you cannot see,
عذبينيtorment me بالصدِّwith rejection ماas much as شئتِyou wish لكنbut
عذبيني بالصدِّ ما شئتِ لكن
حاذريbeware غيرتيmy jealousy ففيهاfor in it هلاكيmy ruin
حاذري غيرتي ففيها هلاكي
Torment me with rejection as much as you wish, but
Rebuke me as you wish, but beware my jealousy,
beware my jealousy, for in it lies my ruin.
For in it lies our ruin, can't you see?
اناI واللَهand by God إنif سمعتُI heard بانthat البthe full moon (first fragment)
انا واللَه إن سمعتُ بان الب
درَfull moon (final fragment) يوماًone day جمالُهits beauty اصباكِcaptivated you
درَ يوماً جمالُه اصباكِ
As for me, by God, if I hear that the full
By God, if I hear the full moon's beauty
moon’s beauty once captivated you,
Outshines your radiance, I cannot agree,
اوor رأيتُI saw النسيمthe breeze يلعبplays فيin فوtemples (first fragment)
او رأيتُ النسيم يلعب في فو
ديكِyour temples (final fragment) لهواًplayfully مستأنساًat ease برضاكِwith your consent
ديكِ لهواً مستأنساً برضاكِ
or see the breeze playing about your
Or find the breeze playing with your tresses,
temples, frolicking, at ease with your consent,
Pleased with your consent, fills me with unease,
اوor نظرتُI beheld الفجرthe dawn الجميلbeautiful علىupon ثغmouth (first fragment)
او نظرتُ الفجر الجميل على ثغ
رِكِyour mouth (final fragment) يحظىwins برشفةٍwith a sip منfrom لماكِyour lips’ dusky hue
رِكِ يحظى برشفةٍ من لماكِ
or behold the beautiful dawn upon your
Or see the beautiful dawn kiss your cheek,
lips, winning a sip of their dusky hue,
Granting your beauty but a glimpse, I seethe,
فهناكَso, at that point الوداعُfarewell حتماًinevitably ولنand will not يجbenefit (first fragment)
فهناكَ الوداعُ حتماً ولن يج
ديكِbenefit you (final fragment) فيat موقفmoment الوداعِfarewell بكاكِyour weeping
ديكِ في موقف الوداعِ بكاكِ
then farewell is inevitable, and no good
Then farewell it must be, you'll not find me,
will your weeping do you at the moment of farewell.
At our farewell, moved to tears, believe me!
ياO ثرياThurayya اياكِbeware انto تلعبيyou play بالنارwith fire
يا ثريا اياكِ ان تلعبي بالنار
فيin حكِّrubbing; provoking غيرتيmy jealousy اياكbeware
في حكِّ غيرتي اياك
O Thurayya, beware of playing with fire
Oh Thuraya, play not with fire, I implore,
by provoking my jealousy—beware!
Of my jealousy, I caution you beware,
تلكthat نارٌa fire تقضيputs an end عليَّto me وهيهاand far from possible (first fragment)
تلك نارٌ تقضي عليَّ وهيها
تِfar from possible (final fragment) إذاif متُّI die انthat يطولَlast long بقاكِyour survival
تِ إذا متُّ ان يطولَ بقاكِ
That is a fire that will destroy me; and never,
A fire that will end me, if you persist,
if I die, will you live on for long.
And if I die, do you think I'll still care?
Sol 6.1