تهددنيyou threaten me بالغدرwith betrayal ويحكwoe to you إننيindeed I
تهددني بالغدر ويحك إنني
لغدركfor your betrayal مشتاقlonging فقلso tell ليto me أتغدِرُwill you betray?
لغدرك مشتاق فقل لي أتغدِرُ
You threaten me with betrayal—woe to you! Indeed, I
You threaten me with betrayal, and tell me
long for your betrayal; so tell me, will you betray me?
That I long for your betrayal, so tell me, will you betray?
دهتنيafflicted me اللياليthe nights فيin هواكlove for you فلمyet did not أقلI say
دهتني الليالي في هواك فلم أقل
سلامٌfarewell علىto حسنbeauty يصولcharges فيأسرُthen takes captive
سلامٌ على حسن يصول فيأسرُ
The nights have afflicted me in my love for you, yet I have not said:
The nights have made me crazy about you, yet I did not say
“Farewell to beauty that charges and takes captive.”
Greetings to the beauty that rages and then captivates
هوit is العقلreason ينهانيforbids me فأسمعso I listen لحظةa moment
هو العقل ينهاني فأسمع لحظة
ويسكرنيand intoxicates me ذاكthat الجمالbeauty فأسكرso I grow drunk
ويسكرني ذاك الجمال فأسكر
It is reason that forbids me, so I listen for a moment;
It is reason that stops me, so I listen for a moment
and that beauty intoxicates me, so I grow drunk.
And that beauty intoxicates me, so I get drunk
هوit is الحبlove يدعونيcalls me إليكto you بلهفةwith longing
هو الحب يدعوني إليك بلهفة
فأصدعُso I obey مأموراًunder orders وإنيand indeed I لآمرsurely one who commands
فأصدعُ مأموراً وإني لآمر
It is love that calls me to you with longing,
It is love that calls me to you ardently
so I obey as one commanded, though I am one who commands.
So I resist though commanded, and I am the commander
غرائبwonders منof حسنbeauty عزيزcherished منعّمpampered
غرائب من حسن عزيز منعّم
لهfor him فيin حياةlife الوجدpassion والمجدand glory أسطرlines
له في حياة الوجد والمجد أسطر
Wonders of a cherished, pampered beauty,
Wonders of the charm of a precious beloved
whose lines are in the life of passion and glory.
Who has lines of passion and glory in life
جمالbeauty لهfor him فيin كلevery يومday ضحيّةa victim
جمال له في كل يوم ضحيّة
ومنand from خدّهhis cheek هذيthis المدامةwine تعصرis pressed
ومن خدّه هذي المدامة تعصر
A beauty with a victim every day,
A beauty that claims a victim every day
and from his cheek this wine is pressed.
And from whose cheek this wine is pressed
سأرجعI shall return وحدىby myself لاno رحيقٌnectar ولاnor هوىlove
سأرجع وحدى لا رحيقٌ ولا هوى
ولاnor زهرةٌa flower أستافI inhale أنفاسهاits breaths وحديby myself
ولا زهرةٌ أستاف أنفاسها وحدي
I shall return alone, with neither nectar nor love,
I will return alone, no elixir or passion
nor a flower whose breath I inhale alone.
No flower whose breaths I can steal, alone
سأرجعI shall return والدنياand the world تقولsays بأننيthat I
سأرجع والدنيا تقول بأنني
أناI القاتلthe slayer المقتولthe slain بالحسنby beauty والوجدand passion
أنا القاتل المقتول بالحسن والوجد
I shall return, and the world says that I
I will return and the world will say that I
am the slayer, slain by beauty and passion.
Am the murdered murderer, by charm and passion
Sol 6.1