تذكرتI remembered فيon يومthe day الثلاثاءTuesday أننيthat I
تذكرت في يوم الثلاثاء أنني
لقيتكI met you واستوحيتand drew inspiration from روحكyour spirit فيin شعريmy poetry
لقيتك واستوحيت روحك في شعري
On Tuesday I remembered that I
On Tuesday I recalled when I
met you and drew inspiration from your spirit for my verse.
Met you and drew your spirit into my poetry
وأقبلتand I began أرتادseeking الجمالbeauty بناظرwith a gaze
وأقبلت أرتاد الجمال بناظر
حواكheld you إلىto قلبيmy heart وإنand though لمnot تكنyou were تدريaware
حواك إلى قلبي وإن لم تكن تدري
And I began to seek beauty with a gaze
And I began to frequent beauty with my gaze
that drew you into my heart, though you did not know.
Around you into my heart though you were unaware
وقدand indeed مرتpassed الأيامthe days مراa passing كأنهاas though they were
وقد مرت الأيام مرا كأنها
خواطرthoughts قلبa heart هامwas enamored فيin طلعةthe face الفجرof dawn
خواطر قلب هام في طلعة الفجر
And the days passed by as though they were
And days have passed as though they were
thoughts of a heart enamored of dawn's face.
Thoughts of a lovesick heart at dawn’s first light
وليلةand a night بتناwe spent the night عاشقينas lovers وبينناand between us
وليلة بتنا عاشقين وبيننا
أحاديثconversations أشهىmore delicious منthan معتقةaged الخمرwine
أحاديث أشهى من معتقة الخمر
And one night we spent as lovers; between us were
And a night we spent, lovers, between us
conversations more delicious than aged wine.
Conversations more delicious than aged wine
خلوناwe secluded ourselves إلىto اللذاتpleasures نستافwe inhale the scent of زهرهاtheir blossoms
خلونا إلى اللذات نستاف زهرها
ونلهوand we revel بهاin them خصراa waist يصمunclear here; probably 'clasps' إلىto خصرa waist
ونلهو بها خصرا يصم إلى خصر
We withdrew to pleasures, inhaling the scent of their blossoms,
Let us withdraw to pleasures and pluck their flowers
and reveled in them, waist clasped to waist [uncertain verb].
And revel in them, waist pressed against waist
لئنif indeed كانتwere الأيامthe days بعدمthrough absence أقفرتgrew desolate
لئن كانت الأيام بعدم أقفرت
فذكركthen your memory نبعa spring الماءof water فيin ذلكthat القفرwasteland
فذكرك نبع الماء في ذلك القفر
If the days have grown desolate through absence,
If after you the days became desolate
then your memory is a spring of water in that wasteland.
Then your memory is an oasis in that desert
تصبرتyou made yourself endure عنيwithout me آهah كيفhow تركتنيyou left me
تصبرت عني آه كيف تركتني
سأعرفI shall learn يوماone day كيفhow أجنحI incline للصبرtoward patience
سأعرف يوما كيف أجنح للصبر
You bore being without me—ah, how could you leave me?
I was patient though, oh how you left me
One day I shall learn how to turn to patience.
One day I’ll know how to take wing with patience
لقدindeed هامbecame lovesick قلبيmy heart هامbecame lovesick واشتدand grew intense شوقهits longing
لقد هام قلبي هام واشتد شوقه
وأصبحand became جمراan ember دونهbeneath it وقدةthe blazing heat الجمرof coals
وأصبح جمرا دونه وقدة الجمر
Indeed, my heart was lovesick, lovesick, and its longing grew fierce.
My heart has loved, loved and longed
And it became an ember beside which the blaze of coals pales.
And become embers without firewood or coals
سكرتI became drunk علىon ذكراكyour memory ألفاa thousand ومرةand once
سكرت على ذكراك ألفا ومرة
ولنand will not يستفيقsober up القلبthe heart منfrom ذلكthat السكرintoxication
ولن يستفيق القلب من ذلك السكر
I grew drunk on your memory a thousand and one times,
I was drunk on your memory a thousand times
and the heart will never sober from that intoxication.
And this heart will not wake from that drunkenness
مضتpassed سنواتyears لاnot أرىI perceive أنهاthat they مضتpassed
مضت سنوات لا أرى أنها مضت
فأنتfor you علىthrough الأيامthe days تخطرyou pass فيin فكريmy thoughts
فأنت على الأيام تخطر في فكري
Years have passed, yet I do not feel that they have passed,
Years have passed but they feel not passed
for day after day you pass through my thoughts.
For you come to mind through my thoughts
علىon البحرthe sea كناwe were سابحينswimming صبابةpassionate longing
على البحر كنا سابحين صبابة
متىwhen ندفنshall we bury الآلامthe sorrows فيin ذلكthat البحرsea
متى ندفن الآلام في ذلك البحر
On the sea we swam in passionate longing;
We were swimming, youths, in the sea
when shall we bury our sorrows in that sea?
When will we bury sorrows in that sea
سأرجعI shall return وحدىalone ثمthen أرجعI return ثانياa second time
سأرجع وحدى ثم أرجع ثانيا
وأرشفand I sip وهماin fancy واهماdeluded قبلةa kiss الثغرof the lips
وأرشف وهما واهما قبلة الثغر
I shall return alone, then return a second time,
I’ll return alone, then return a second time
and, deluded, sip in fancy a kiss from the lips.
Imbibe longing though it be but a kiss’s imagination
تعالcome إلىto قلبيmy heart تعالcome ولاand do not تخفfear
تعال إلى قلبي تعال ولا تخف
فأمنكfor your safety فيin صدريmy breast تعالcome إلىto صدريmy breast
فأمنك في صدري تعال إلى صدري
Come to my heart, come, and do not fear,
Come to my heart, come fear not
for your safety is in my breast; come to my breast.
For your safety in my chest, come to my chest
Sol 6.1