أناملُfingers ماwhat هذىthese الأناملthe fingers إننيindeed I
أناملُ ما هذى الأنامل إنني
لأحسبهاI surely deem them شعراًpoetry تفجّرَburst forth منfrom قلبيmy heart
لأحسبها شعراً تفجّرَ من قلبي
Fingers—what are these fingers? Truly, I
These fingers - what are these fingers?
surely deem them poetry that burst forth from my heart.
I think they're poetry bursting from my heart,
لطائفdelicate beauties صيغتwere fashioned منfrom جمالbeauty وفتنةand enchantment
لطائف صيغت من جمال وفتنة
فإنso if كنتI was أهواهاI adore them فمنthen from حبهاlove of them حبيmy love
فإن كنت أهواها فمن حبها حبي
Delicate beauties fashioned from beauty and enchantment;
Delicate images formed of beauty and charm.
so if I adore them, my love springs from loving them.
If I love them, it's because I love her.
تغزّلتُI sang love verses فيهاabout them وهيwhile they تجهلare unaware of لوعتيmy burning anguish
تغزّلتُ فيها وهي تجهل لوعتي
ولاand do not تعرفknow المشبوبthe kindled ardor منfrom صبوةlonging الصبthe lovesick lover
ولا تعرف المشبوب من صبوة الصب
I sang love verses about them, while they knew nothing of my anguish,
I have romanced them though they're unaware of my pain,
nor knew the ardor kindled by the lovesick lover’s longing.
And do not recognize ardent love from playful flirtation.
أحنّI yearn إليهاfor them وهيwhile they تحملbear خاتماa ring
أحنّ إليها وهي تحمل خاتما
منof الماسdiamond يستهوىenchants العيونthe eyes ويستسبىand takes captive
من الماس يستهوى العيون ويستسبى
I yearn for them as they bear a ring
I yearn for them though they bear a diamond ring
of diamond that enchants the eyes and takes them captive.
That dazzles eyes and captivates hearts.
إذاwhenever ذكرتهاrecalls them الروحthe soul هامتis lost in rapture جوانحىmy breast
إذا ذكرتها الروح هامت جوانحى
وأوحتand whisper أضاليلdelusions الغرامof love إلىto لبّىmy mind
وأوحت أضاليل الغرام إلى لبّى
Whenever my soul recalls them, my breast is lost in rapture,
When I think of them, my soul takes flight,
and love’s delusions whisper to my mind.
And the peripheries of passion whisper to my mind.
Sol 6.1