لمdid not تنسنيmake me forget فتنةallure الدنياthe world وزينتهاand its adornment
لم تنسني فتنة الدنيا وزينتها
ماwhat فيin شمائلكyour qualities الغراءradiant منof فتنِenchantments
ما في شمائلك الغراء من فتنِ
The world's allure and adornment have not made me forget
The allures of this world have not made me forget you,
the enchantments in your radiant character.
None of your beautiful features have tempted me.
أطوفI roam بالحسنِamid beauty تصبينيcaptivate me بدائعهُits marvels
أطوف بالحسنِ تصبيني بدائعهُ
كماjust as يطوفroams معنّىlove-tormented القلبthe heart بالدمنِamong the ruins of dwellings
كما يطوف معنّى القلب بالدمنِ
I roam amid beauty, its marvels captivating me,
I wander around with beauty, yet your wonders drench me,
as one heartsick with love roams among the ruins of dwellings.
As the heart's longing roams around the blood.
فلاand so not تثيرُstir مغانيهits haunts ونضرتهُand its freshness
فلا تثيرُ مغانيه ونضرتهُ
فيin ظلthe shadow ذكراكremembrance of you غيرother than الهمanxiety والحزَنِand sorrow
في ظل ذكراك غير الهم والحزَنِ
So its haunts and freshness stir nothing,
So do not provoke its songs and blossom,
in the shadow of your memory, but anxiety and sorrow.
In the shade of remembering you, nothing but grief and sorrow.
آمنتُI believed بالحبin love لولاbut for أنتyou ماnot جمحتsurged headlong
آمنتُ بالحب لولا أنت ما جمحت
منىlongings الضلوعُthe ribs إلىtoward أهلٍfamily ولاnor وطنِa homeland
منى الضلوعُ إلى أهلٍ ولا وطنِ
I believed in love; but for you, there would have been no headlong surge
I believed in love, if not for you I would not have
of my breast's longings toward family or homeland.
Moved my ribs toward a family or homeland.
ياO منone who تحيّرتُI was bewildered لاnot أدرىI know أيُسعدنيdoes it make me happy?
يا من تحيّرتُ لا أدرى أيُسعدني
غرامهُlove for him أمor هواهُpassion for him محنةُan ordeal المحنِthe ordeals
غرامهُ أم هواهُ محنةُ المحنِ
O you who leave me bewildered—I do not know whether I am gladdened
O you whom I was confused, not knowing whether
by love for you, or whether passion for you is the ordeal of ordeals.
Your passion or infatuation was the ordeal of ordeals.
ماwhat ضرّdid harm لوif نعمتenjoyed bliss عينايَmy two eyes أوor شقيتsuffered
ما ضرّ لو نعمت عينايَ أو شقيت
قبلbefore الفراقparting بمرأىat the sight of وجهكyour face الحسنbeautiful
قبل الفراق بمرأى وجهك الحسن
What harm would it have done if my eyes had rejoiced or suffered
It would not have harmed if my eyes had slept or suffered
before parting, at the sight of your beautiful face?
Before parting, in sight of your beautiful face.
لولاwere it not for مثالكyour likeness فيin باريسَParis ألمحهُI glimpse it
لولا مثالك في باريسَ ألمحهُ
فيin طلعةthe face البدرthe full moon أوor فيin نضرةِfreshness الفنَنِthe bough
في طلعة البدر أو في نضرةِ الفنَنِ
Were it not for your likeness, which I glimpse in Paris
If I had not glimpsed your example in Paris,
in the full moon's face or in a bough's freshness,
In the rising of the moon or in the blossoming of art.
ماnot صافحshook hands with النومsleep أجفانيmy eyelids ولاnor احتملتbore
ما صافح النوم أجفاني ولا احتملت
جوانحيmy ribs ماwhat أثارstirred البينseparation منof شجَنِsorrow
جوانحي ما أثار البين من شجَنِ
sleep would not have clasped my eyelids, nor could my ribs have borne
Sleep would not have befriended my eyelids, nor would
the sorrow that separation stirred.
My heart have endured what separation stirred of passions.
جنَتinflicted harm عليupon me اللياليthe nights غيرnot ظالمةٍunjust
جنَت علي الليالي غير ظالمةٍ
إنيindeed I لأهلُtruly deserving لماof what ألقاهI encounter it منfrom زمنيmy time
إني لأهلُ لما ألقاه من زمني
The nights have dealt me harm, yet not unjustly;
The nights charmed upon me, but not oppressive,
I indeed deserve what my days bring me.
I am fit for what I have encountered of my time.
فماso never رأيتI saw منfrom الأخطارthe dangers عاديةan onslaught
فما رأيت من الأخطار عادية
إلاexcept that بنيتُI built علىupon أجوازهاtheir midst سكنيmy dwelling
إلا بنيتُ على أجوازها سكني
So never have I seen an onslaught of dangers
So I have not seen ordinary dangers,
without building my dwelling in their midst.
Except I built my peace upon overcoming them.
ولاnor لمحتI glimpsed منamong الآمالِthe hopes بارقةًa flash
ولا لمحت من الآمالِ بارقةً
إلاexcept that تقحّمتُI plunged headlong into ماwhatever تجتازit crosses منof فنَنِa bough
إلا تقحّمتُ ما تجتاز من فنَنِ
Nor have I glimpsed a flash of hope
Nor have I glimpsed any hopeful glimmers,
without plunging headlong through whatever boughs it crosses.
Except I plunged into whatever art I transcended.
أحلتُI transformed دنيايmy world معنىa meaning لاno قرارrest لهُfor it
أحلتُ دنياي معنى لا قرار لهُ
فيin ذمةthe responsibility of المجدglory ماwhatever شردتُI banished منof وسنslumber
في ذمة المجد ما شردتُ من وسن
I have turned my world into a meaning that knows no rest;
I made my life an endless meaning,
glory must answer for all the slumber I have banished.
In service of glory, however far I wandered.
Sol 6.1