عودواreturn إلىto الوصلunion ثمthen عودواreturn
عودوا إلى الوصل ثم عودوا
وبالثغورand with lips العذابsweet جودواgive generously
وبالثغور العذاب جودوا
Return to union, then return once more.
Return to affection, then return
And give freely of your sweet lips.
And with the borders, torture spend
لاdo not تحسبونيthink me نسيتI have forgotten وعداa promise
لا تحسبوني نسيت وعدا
كانتthere were لكمfor you قبلهbefore it وعودpromises
كانت لكم قبله وعود
Do not think I have forgotten a promise;
Think not I forgot a promise
There had been promises to you before it.
That was for you before promises
لقدindeed مضىhas passed العيدEid ماnot سألتمyou inquired
لقد مضى العيد ما سألتم
ولاnor بردwith a reply to الخطابthe message جدتمyou gave generously
ولا برد الخطاب جدتم
Eid has indeed passed; you never inquired,
The feast has passed, you did not ask
Nor did you offer a reply to the message.
Nor with the message have you been generous
فيat كلevery عيدEid لناwe have ظباءgazelles
في كل عيد لنا ظباء
تجودgive generously بالعيدat Eid إنif بخلتمyou are stingy
تجود بالعيد إن بخلتم
At every Eid we have gazelles
For every feast we have gazelles
Who give freely at Eid if you are stingy.
That are generous with the feast, if you are miserly
فماwhy, then بكائيmy weeping علىover غرامpassionate love
فما بكائي على غرام
قتلتموهyou killed it بماthrough what جنيتمyou committed
قتلتموه بما جنيتم
Why, then, should I weep for a love
So my crying is not for love
That you killed through the wrongs you committed?
You killed it with what you reaped
لقدindeed صددناwe turned away كماas صددتمyou turned away
لقد صددنا كما صددتم
فهلthen, have...? ندمناwe regretted كماas ندمتمyou regretted
فهل ندمنا كما ندمتم
We have indeed turned away, as you turned away;
We turned away just as you turned away
Have we, then, regretted it as you have?
Did we regret like you regretted?
إنيindeed I إذاif شئتI wish كانthere arises حبlove
إني إذا شئت كان حب
يفوقsurpasses فيin النارfire ماwhat عهدتمyou have known
يفوق في النار ما عهدتم
Indeed, if I wish, a love arises
If I wished, there would be a love
Whose fire surpasses all you have known.
Exceeding in fire what you knew
خلقتكمI created you بالهوىthrough passion فكنتمand so you became
خلقتكم بالهوى فكنتم
عذابtorment قلبيmy heart إذاwhenever جفوتمyou grew distant
عذاب قلبي إذا جفوتم
I created you through passion, and so you became
I created you with passion, so you were
My heart's torment whenever you grew distant.
The torment of my heart when aloof
فكيفhow, then تمسونyou fare إنif صحوناwe awaken
فكيف تمسون إن صحونا
منfrom الهوىpassion مثلlike ماthe way صحوتمyou awoke
من الهوى مثل ما صحوتم
How, then, will you fare if we awaken
How can you touch if we wake
From passion, just as you awoke?
From passion like you woke?
إنيindeed I لأبكيI surely weep لكمfor you عليكمover you
إني لأبكي لكم عليكم
بالشعرin poetry والملهمونand the inspirers أنتمyou
بالشعر والملهمون أنتم
Indeed, I weep for you, over you,
I cry for you over you
In verse—and you are its inspirers.
With poetry, and you are the inspired
لاdo not تيأسواdespair قطّever منof فؤادa heart
لا تيأسوا قطّ من فؤاد
أنتمyou بأعماقهin its depths حللتمyou have dwelt
أنتم بأعماقه حللتم
Never despair of a heart
Despair not ever from a heart
In whose depths you have dwelt.
You in its depths have dwelled
Sol 6.1