عدنا إلى الحب عدنا

عدنا إلى الحب عدنا

عدتم إلى الصد عدتم

عدتم إلى الصد عدتم

To love we have returned—returned.

We have returned to love, returned.

To rejection you have returned—returned.

You have returned to turning away, returned.

لا تحسبونا صحونا

لا تحسبونا صحونا

لأنكم قد صحوتم

لأنكم قد صحوتم

Do not think that we have sobered

Do not think we have sobered up

Just because you have come to your senses.

Because you have sobered up.

شربت في الحب كأسا

شربت في الحب كأسا

يا ليتكم قد شربتم

يا ليتكم قد شربتم

In love I drank a cup—

In love I drank a cup;

If only you had drunk.

Oh, if only you had drunk!

لو ذقتم الصفو منها

لو ذقتم الصفو منها

لما سهرت ونمتم

لما سهرت ونمتم

Had you tasted its pure sweetness,

Had you tasted its pure draught,

I would not have stayed awake while you slept.

I would not have stayed awake while you slept.

متاعبي في حياتي

متاعبي في حياتي

وكربتي هي أنتم

وكربتي هي أنتم

My troubles in life

The troubles of my life,

And my anguish are you.

And my anguish—all are you.

هذا جمال غريب

هذا جمال غريب

رأيته هل رأيتم

رأيته هل رأيتم

This is a wondrous beauty;

This is a strange beauty;

I have seen it—have you?

I have seen it—have you?

سلوا السجنجل عنه

سلوا السجنجل عنه

لتعرفوا ماجهلتم

لتعرفوا ماجهلتم

Ask the mirror about it,

Ask the mirror about it,

So you may learn what you did not know:

So you may know what you did not know.

جدائل من شذور

جدائل من شذور

من نورها قد خلقتم

من نورها قد خلقتم

Tresses of golden fragments,

Braids of golden fragments,

From whose light you were created;

From their light you were created;

وباقة من زهور

وباقة من زهور

من عطرها قد غفوتم

من عطرها قد غفوتم

And a bouquet of flowers,

And a bouquet of flowers,

By whose perfume you fell asleep;

From its fragrance you have dozed;

وأعين من فتون

وأعين من فتون

لو شفتموها فتنتم

لو شفتموها فتنتم

And eyes filled with enchantment—

And eyes of enchantment,

Had you seen them, you would have been enthralled;

Had you seen them, you would have been bewitched.

أنامل شائقات

أنامل شائقات

بحسنها قد سموتم

بحسنها قد سموتم

Alluring fingers,

Alluring fingertips,

Through whose beauty you rose sublime;

Through their beauty you have risen high;

ومعصم من رحيق

ومعصم من رحيق

لو بستموه سكرتم

لو بستموه سكرتم

And a wrist made of nectar—

And a wrist of nectar,

Had you kissed it, you would have grown drunk;

Had you kissed it, you would have grown drunk.

وناهدات كعاب

وناهدات كعاب

تهديكمو إن ضللتم

تهديكمو إن ضللتم

And full-breasted maidens in their prime,

And maidens with swelling, rounded breasts,

To guide you whenever you stray,

They guide you if you lose your way;

كأنهن سهام

كأنهن سهام

تغزوكمو إن رقدتم

تغزوكمو إن رقدتم

As though they were arrows

As though they were arrows,

That assail you while you sleep.

They assail you if you sleep.

يا هاجرين تعالوا

يا هاجرين تعالوا

إن السعادة أنتم

إن السعادة أنتم

O deserters, come back:

O forsakers, come!

You are happiness itself.

Indeed, you are happiness.

وهبت روحي إليكم

وهبت روحي إليكم

ولم أشف ما وهبتم

ولم أشف ما وهبتم

I gave my soul to you,

I gave my soul to you,

Yet have not recovered from what you gave.

And I have not seen what you gave.

ناجيتكم فسكتم

ناجيتكم فسكتم

سكت عنكم فقلتم

سكت عنكم فقلتم

I spoke to you in confidence, and you kept silent;

I confided in you, and you fell silent;

I kept silent about you, and then you spoke.

I kept silent about you, and you spoke.

لا تسرفوا في عذابي

لا تسرفوا في عذابي

يا عاذلين ظلمتم

يا عاذلين ظلمتم

Do not go too far in tormenting me;

Do not go too far in tormenting me,

O reproachers, you have wronged me.

O reproachers, you have been unjust.

من حسنكم قد برئنا

من حسنكم قد برئنا

هل من غرامي برئتم

هل من غرامي برئتم

We have recovered from your beauty—

We have been cured of your beauty;

But have you recovered from my love?

Have you been cured of my passion?

وعن لقائي صبرتم

وعن لقائي صبرتم

وعن لقائي صبرتم

وعن لقائي صبرتم

You patiently stayed away from meeting me,

And have you endured not meeting me?

Yet at meeting me you rejoiced.

And have you endured not meeting me?

هذا سؤالي إليكم

هذا سؤالي إليكم

لقد عدلت فجرتم

لقد عدلت فجرتم

This is my question to you:

This is my question to you:

I dealt justly, but you transgressed.

I have been just, yet you have been unjust.

الظلم معنى قبيح

الظلم معنى قبيح

يسوءكم إن سألتم

يسوءكم إن سألتم

Injustice is an ugly thing;

Injustice is an ugly notion;

It will displease you if you are questioned.

It would displease you if you asked.

فلا تردون شابا

فلا تردون شابا

يشوككم إن سلبتم

يشوككم إن سلبتم

So do not turn away a young man

So do not rebuff a young man

Who, if robbed, will prick you like a thorn.

Who pricks you if you rob him.

ما أمركم أخبروني

ما أمركم أخبروني

في الحب تهت وتهتم

في الحب تهت وتهتم

What is the matter with you? Tell me.

What is your purpose? Tell me.

In love I lost my way—and so did you.

In love I lost my way, and so did you.

أحبكم إن وفيتم

أحبكم إن وفيتم

أحبكم إن غدرتم

أحبكم إن غدرتم

I love you if you remain faithful;

I love you if you keep faith;

I love you if you betray me.

I love you if you betray me.

يا غادرين تعالوا

يا غادرين تعالوا

لعذركم قد وفيتم

لعذركم قد وفيتم

O betrayers, come back;

O betrayers, come!

You have been faithful to your excuse.

You have kept faith with your excuse.

الغدر منكم جميل

الغدر منكم جميل

والخير فيما صنعتم

والخير فيما صنعتم

Treachery from you is beautiful,

Treachery from you is beautiful;

And goodness lies in what you have done.

And goodness lies in what you have done.

لا تسألوا بعد عني

لا تسألوا بعد عني

يا جاهلين علمتم

يا جاهلين علمتم

Ask no more about me;

Do not ask about me any longer;

O you who did not know—now you know.

O ignorant ones, you have learned.

يحنو فؤادي عليكم

يحنو فؤادي عليكم

وإن غضبتم فبنتم

وإن غضبتم فبنتم

My heart yearns tenderly toward you,

My heart is tender toward you,

Even when you grew angry and departed.

Even if you grow angry and leave.

الشعر والسحر عندي

الشعر والسحر عندي

وما أراكم شعرتم

وما أراكم شعرتم

Poetry and magic are mine,

Poetry and magic are mine,

Yet I do not think you have perceived them.

Yet I do not think you have sensed them.

ليلى تراوض قلبي

ليلى تراوض قلبي

لو شفتموها جننتم

لو شفتموها جننتم

Layla woos my heart;

Layla woos my heart;

Had you seen her, you would have gone mad.

Had you seen her, you would have gone mad.

مجنون ليلى غريم

مجنون ليلى غريم

يصحو لكم إن أفقتم

يصحو لكم إن أفقتم

Majnun of Layla is my rival;

Layla's Majnun is a rival;

He will come to his senses for you, if you come to yours.

He sobers up for you if you come to your senses,

ويقطع الدهر وثبا

ويقطع الدهر وثبا

لأنكم قد تعبتم

لأنكم قد تعبتم

Through time he bounds in mighty leaps

And traverses time in leaps,

Because you have grown weary.

Because you have grown weary.

وفي إلى الروح روحي

وفي إلى الروح روحي

لأنكم قد غدرتم

لأنكم قد غدرتم

Faithful to the soul is my soul,

My soul kept faith with the soul,

Because you have proved treacherous.

Because you have broken faith.

أظنكم قد ظلمتم

أظنكم قد ظلمتم

أظنكم قد عدلتم

أظنكم قد عدلتم

I think that you have wronged me;

I think you have been unjust;

I think that you have acted justly.

I think you have been just.

في حي شبرا سكنتم

في حي شبرا سكنتم

وما أراكم سكنتم

وما أراكم سكنتم

In Shubra’s quarter you made your dwelling,

You have settled in the Shubra quarter,

Yet I do not think you found repose.

Yet I do not think you have settled down.

أضاق عنكم فؤادي

أضاق عنكم فؤادي

أضاق عنكم فطرتم

أضاق عنكم فطرتم

Was my heart too narrow for you?

Did my heart grow too narrow for you?

Was it so narrow that you flew away?

Did it grow too narrow for you, so you flew away?

لهائب من شجون

لهائب من شجون

من نارها قد نجوتم

من نارها قد نجوتم

There are flames of sorrow

Flames of sorrow—

From whose fire you have escaped.

You have escaped their fire.

يا هاجرين أطيلوا

يا هاجرين أطيلوا

في هجركم إن أطقتم

في هجركم إن أطقتم

O deserters, prolong

O forsakers, persist

Your desertion, if you can bear it.

In your estrangement, if you can bear it.

يا عاذلين أفيقوا

يا عاذلين أفيقوا

من عزلكم ما استطعتم

من عزلكم ما استطعتم

O reproachers, come to your senses;

O reproachers, rouse yourselves

Abandon as much of your reproach as you can.

From your isolation, as best you can.

الحب نار ونور

الحب نار ونور

إن تقربوه أحترقتم

إن تقربوه أحترقتم

Love is fire and light:

Love is fire and light;

Draw near it, and you will burn.

If you draw near it, you will burn.

لا تسألوا كيف حالي

لا تسألوا كيف حالي

سلوتكم فسلوتم

سلوتكم فسلوتم

Do not ask what state I am in;

Do not ask how I fare;

I put you from mind, and you did the same.

I forgot you, so you forgot in turn.

إن ثار شوقي إليكم

إن ثار شوقي إليكم

يوما صحوتم فثرتم

يوما صحوتم فثرتم

If my longing for you should flare,

If my longing for you flares up

One day you will awaken and rise.

One day, you will sober up, then flare up.

لن يصفح الحب عنكم

لن يصفح الحب عنكم

يا عاذلين ظلمتم

يا عاذلين ظلمتم

Love will not pardon you,

Love will not forgive you,

O reproachers—you have wronged me.

O reproachers, you have been unjust.

ديوان شعري عزيز

ديوان شعري عزيز

لسحره قد سجدتم

لسحره قد سجدتم

My poetry is a treasured divan;

My book of verse is precious;

Before its magic you have bowed.

Before its magic you have prostrated yourselves.

ألحان روح أمير

ألحان روح أمير

يشدو بكم إن شدوتم

يشدو بكم إن شدوتم

Melodies from a prince’s soul

Melodies of a prince's soul,

Sing of you, if you sing.

That sings of you if you sing.

تبنا ولكن قلبي

تبنا ولكن قلبي

يزوركم لو عطفتم

يزوركم لو عطفتم

We have repented—but my heart

We have repented, but my heart

Will visit you, if you show it kindness.

Would visit you if you showed kindness.

عندي من الحب كأس

عندي من الحب كأس

أديرها لو أردتم

أديرها لو أردتم

I have a cup of love

I have a cup of love,

To pass around, if you wish.

I would pass it round if you wished,

وأستقيها بروح

وأستقيها بروح

إذا تسامى ركعتم

إذا تسامى ركعتم

And I give it my spirit to drink;

And I draw it with a soul;

When it rises sublime, you bow.

When it soars, you bow down.

كتمت ما أشتهيه

كتمت ما أشتهيه

وما أراكم كتمتم

وما أراكم كتمتم

I have concealed what I desire,

I concealed what I desire;

But I do not think you concealed it.

Yet I do not think you have concealed it.