لوif كنتyou were تعلمyou know إذاwhen سالتكI asked you مابيwhat ails me
لو كنت تعلم إذا سالتك مابي
لرددتyou would return ياO ربعdwelling الحبيبthe beloved جوابيmy answer
لرددت يا ربع الحبيب جوابي
If you knew, when I asked you, what ails me,
If you knew when I asked about you, my friend
You would answer me, O dwelling of the beloved.
I would have replied, "O friend of the beloved, my answer is..."
سلبتstole شبابكyour youth نازلاتcalamities جمةnumerous
سلبت شبابك نازلات جمة
أنيindeed I كذلكlikewise قدalready سلبنthey stole شبابيmy youth
أني كذلك قد سلبن شبابي
Many calamities have stolen your youth;
You wasted your youth with calamities descending
Indeed, they have likewise stolen my youth.
As I, too, wasted my youth
لهفيmy lament علىfor عهديmy days وعهدكand your days بالصباin youth
لهفي على عهدي وعهدك بالصبا
أيامdays when يجمعناbrings us together هوىlove الأحبابthe beloveds
أيام يجمعنا هوى الأحباب
Alas for my days and yours in youth,
I yearn for the days of my and your youth
The days when love for our beloveds brought us together,
When love united us, O lovers
إذwhen لاnot يهددنيthreatens me الزمانtime بفرقةwith separation
إذ لا يهددني الزمان بفرقة
أبداًever ولاand not يرضىconsent to الحبيبthe beloved عذابيmy torment
أبداً ولا يرضى الحبيب عذابي
When time did not threaten me with separation—
When time did not threaten me with separation
Not ever—and the beloved would not consent to my torment.
Nor did the beloved accept my agony
متهادياًwalking languidly أماeither علىover وشيembroidery الربىthe hills
متهادياً أما على وشي الربى
أوor لاif not فتحتthen beneath كواعبfull-breasted maidens الأعنابthe grapevines
أو لا فتحت كواعب الأعناب
Walking languidly, either over the hills’ embroidery,
Strolling to the meadows
Or else beneath the grapevines’ full-breasted maidens.
Or opening the tendrils of vines
فمنso from الخدودthe cheeks إذاwhen أشاءI wish فواكهيmy fruits
فمن الخدود إذا أشاء فواكهي
ومنand from الثغورthe lips إذاwhen اريدI desire شرابيmy drink
ومن الثغور إذا اريد شرابي
So from cheeks, whenever I wish, come my fruits,
With cheeks as fruit when I wish
And from lips, whenever I desire, my drink.
And with mouths as drink when I want
ماليwhat is the matter with me جفيتI was shunned وكنتand I used to أحسبI suppose ودهمtheir affection
مالي جفيت وكنت أحسب ودهم
أفنىI perish ولاand not يفنىit perishes مدىthroughout الأحقابthe ages
أفنى ولا يفنى مدى الأحقاب
Why have I been shunned? I thought their affection
Why have they shunned me when I thought they were loyal
Would never perish through the ages, though I might perish.
Do they perish while time’s expanse remains?
إنيindeed I أعاتبهمI reproach them علىfor ماwhat قدalready جنواthey committed
إني أعاتبهم على ما قد جنوا
لوif only كانwere يعطفهمincline them عليّtoward me عتابيmy reproach
لو كان يعطفهم عليّ عتابي
I reproach them for the wrongs they have committed,
I reproach them for the wrong they have done
If only my reproach could incline them toward me!
If only my reproach inclined them toward me
أسلمتI surrendered للأوصابto afflictions قلباًa heart سالماًunhurt
أسلمت للأوصاب قلباً سالماً
قدindeed كنتI used to أحميهprotect it منfrom الأوصابafflictions
قد كنت أحميه من الأوصاب
I surrendered to afflictions an unhurt heart,
I surrendered to the thorns a serene heart
Which I had once guarded from afflictions.
That I used to protect from thorns
وتركتand I left جسميmy body للحاظfor glances دريئةa target
وتركت جسمي للحاظ دريئة
ترميthey shoot إليهat it بأسهمwith arrows الأهدابthe eyelashes
ترمي إليه بأسهم الأهداب
And left my body a target for glances,
And I left my body to the whims an easy prey
Which shoot at it with arrows of eyelashes.
Shot through by the arrows of eyelids
لاdo not تعجبواmarvel للحبat love إنif غلبit overcomes النهىreason
لا تعجبوا للحب إن غلب النهى
فالحبfor love غلابgreat conqueror of النهىreason الغلابthe all-conquering
فالحب غلاب النهى الغلاب
Do not marvel at love if it overcomes reason;
Marvel not that love conquers inhibition
For love vanquishes all-vanquishing reason.
For love conquers all inhibition
قدindeed كنتI used to تفتننيbewitch me الغدائرthe tresses ضلةin folly
قد كنت تفتنني الغدائر ضلة
فإذاand behold بهنthere they were مصايدsnares الألبابthe minds
فإذا بهن مصايد الألباب
In my folly, tresses once bewitched me,
Dimples once led me astray
And behold, they were snares for minds.
Yet they were but the snares of intellect
تنسابthey flow فوقover معاطفshoulders مخذولةhanging loose
تنساب فوق معاطف مخذولة
تنسابthey flow فيin تيهpride وفيand in أعجابself-admiration
تنساب في تيه وفي أعجاب
They flow loosely over shoulders,
Flowing over abandoned mantles
Flowing in pride and self-admiration.
Flowing lost in rapture
ولربand many a ليلnight بتI spent the night فيin سدفاتهits shadows
ولرب ليل بت في سدفاته
ندمانa drinking companion أقداحgoblets سميرa night companion كعابfull-breasted maidens
ندمان أقداح سمير كعاب
And many a night I spent within its shadows,
And many a night I have spent in its coverings
A drinking companion to goblets, a night companion to full-breasted maidens.
Regretting convivial cups
أشكوI complain لهنto them لواعجيmy burning pangs فيزدنهاand they increase them
أشكو لهن لواعجي فيزدنها
وبكلand in each واحدةone هنالكthere ماwhat بيis in me
وبكل واحدة هنالك ما بي
I complain to them of my burning pangs, and they increase them,
I complain to them of my afflictions, so they increase them
And each one there has the same affliction as I.
And for each one there is something of me
إنيindeed I نزعتI withdrew عنfrom الغرامpassion بمهجتيwith my soul
إني نزعت عن الغرام بمهجتي
وتركتand I left فيin اسرcaptivity الجمالbeauty نهابيmy plunder
وتركت في اسر الجمال نهابي
I have withdrawn from passion, taking my soul with me,
I have torn passion from my core
And left my plunder in beauty’s captivity.
And left my intrepidity in the shackles of beauty
وبرزتand I came forth للايامto the days مطلعاًacquainted بهاwith them
وبرزت للايام مطلعاً بها
فهزمتهاso I defeated them بالبأسwith valor عنaway from آرانيunclear as written
فهزمتها بالبأس عن آراني
And I stepped forth to face the days, acquainted with them,
And I emerged to the days unleashing it
So with valor I drove them away from [unclear: ārānī].
Vanquishing them by might from harming me
Sol 6.1