سقَمِيmy illness منfrom سقِيمةِlanguid الأحداقِeyes
سقَمِي من سقِيمةِ الأحداقِ
فاسقِنِيso give me to drink راحَthe wine of ذِكرِهاremembering her ياO ساقِيcupbearer
فاسقِنِي راحَ ذِكرِها يا ساقِي
My illness comes from the languid-eyed woman.
So give me the wine of remembering her, O cupbearer.
فَهيَfor she دائِيmy sickness وكانَand was مِنهاfrom her دَوائيmy cure
فَهيَ دائِي وكانَ مِنها دَوائي
هَلis there سِواهاother than her لِعِلَّتيfor my ailment مِنany راقِيhealer by incantation
هَل سِواها لِعِلَّتي مِن راقِي
For she is my sickness, and from her came my cure.
Who but she can charm away my ailment?
وهَواهاand love of her ياO صاحِfriend أَصلُthe source of ضَنائيmy wasting sickness
وهَواها يا صاحِ أَصلُ ضَنائي
فَعَساهاso may she تَشفِيcure الضَنىwasting sickness بالتَلاقِيthrough reunion
فَعَساها تَشفِي الضَنى بالتَلاقِي
And love of her, O friend, is the source of my wasting sickness.
So may she cure this wasting sickness through reunion.
ماwhat عَليهاupon her لوif أنَّهاthat she كانَتwere تَطput out (word begins here)
ما عَليها لو أنَّها كانَت تَط
فيput out (word ends here) بزلالِwith the limpid water of الوصالِunion نارَthe fire of الفِراقِseparation
في بزلالِ الوصالِ نارَ الفِراقِ
What harm would it do her if she were to put
out separation's fire with reunion's limpid water?
ياO لَهاto her (exclamatory) مِنof مَهاةِan oryx doe إِنسٍhumankind عَرُوبٍamorous
يا لَها مِن مَهاةِ إِنسٍ عَرُوبٍ
عَذبةِsweet الكلمِspeech غادةٍa graceful maiden مِعتاقِof noble beauty (uncertain epithet)
عَذبةِ الكلمِ غادةٍ مِعتاقِ
Oh, what an amorous oryx doe in human form—
sweet of speech, a graceful maiden of noble beauty!
قدindeed سبَتcaptured مُهجَتيmy soul وأَدمَتand made bleed فُؤادِيmy heart
قد سبَت مُهجَتي وأَدمَت فُؤادِي
وسقَتنِيand gave me to drink الضَنىwasting sickness بكأسٍwith a cup دِهاقِbrimming
وسقَتنِي الضَنى بكأسٍ دِهاقِ
She has captured my soul and made my heart bleed.
And she made me drink wasting sickness from a brimming cup.
وأجادَتand excelled in سَلبيrobbing me بأسمَرِwith a tawny قَدٍّfigure
وأجادَت سَلبي بأسمَرِ قَدٍّ
وأذابَتand melted قلبيmy heart بِبِيضwith white التَراقِيcollarbones
وأذابَت قلبي بِبِيض التَراقِي
And she deftly robbed me with her tawny figure.
And she melted my heart with her white collarbones.
تيَّمَتنِيenthralled me يتيمةthe peerless one الحُسنbeauty حتَّىuntil
تيَّمَتنِي يتيمة الحُسن حتَّى
صيَّرتنِيshe placed me مِنbecause of حُبِّهاlove of her فيin وَثاقِيmy fetters
صيَّرتنِي مِن حُبِّها في وَثاقِي
The peerless beauty enthralled me until
she put me in my fetters through love of her.
قَتلَتنيshe killed me بالصَدِّthrough rejection عَمداًdeliberately وإِنيand indeed I
قَتلَتني بالصَدِّ عَمداً وإِني
مِنbecause of هَواهاlove of her يَلَذُّis sweet ليto me ماwhat أُلاقيI endure
مِن هَواها يَلَذُّ لي ما أُلاقي
She killed me deliberately by shunning me, yet I
find all I endure sweet, for love of her.
رَشَقَتنِيshe shot me بأسهُمِwith the arrows of الحبِّlove حتَّىuntil
رَشَقَتنِي بأسهُمِ الحبِّ حتَّى
لعِبتtoyed بيwith me منهاfrom her يدُthe hand of الأَشواقِlongings
لعِبت بي منها يدُ الأَشواقِ
She shot me with love's arrows until
the hand of longing born of her toyed with me.
لَمdid not أجِدI find ليfor myself مِنany مُنجِدٍrescuer ونَصِيرٍand supporter
لَم أجِد لي مِن مُنجِدٍ ونَصِيرٍ
فيin الهَوىlove غيرَexcept زاكِيَpure الأعراقِlineage
في الهَوى غيرَ زاكِيَ الأعراقِ
I found no rescuer or supporter for myself
in love, save one of pure lineage.
ذاكَthat one خِلِّيmy close friend وخِيرَتِيand my chosen one وحَبيبيand my beloved
ذاكَ خِلِّي وخِيرَتِي وحَبيبي
عابدُAbid (worshipper) اللَهِAllah (God) طيِّبُgood الأخلاقِcharacter
عابدُ اللَهِ طيِّبُ الأخلاقِ
That is my close friend, my chosen one, and my beloved:
Abid Allah, of fine character.
هاكَtake this حاليmy plight وماand what جَرىhappened فاقضِso judge
هاكَ حالي وما جَرى فاقضِ
أنthat ليسَnot تخفَىis hidden حالةُthe plight of العُشّاقِlovers
أن ليسَ تخفَى حالةُ العُشّاقِ
Here are my plight and what befell me; so judge
that lovers' plight is not hidden.
فَابقَso live on واسلَمand stay safe كَماas تَشاyou wish ياO حبيبيmy beloved
فَابقَ واسلَم كَما تَشا يا حبيبي
فيin سُرورٍjoy ونِعمةٍand blessing واتِّفاقِand harmony
في سُرورٍ ونِعمةٍ واتِّفاقِ
So live on and stay safe as you wish, O my beloved,
in joy, blessing, and harmony.