إذاif لمnot يزرنيvisit me ندمانيهmy drinking companions
إذا لم يزرني ندمانيه
خلوتI withdrew alone فنادمتso I drank with بستانيهْmy garden
خلوت فنادمت بستانيهْ
If my drinking companions do not visit me,
If my beloved does not visit me,
I withdraw alone and take my garden as a drinking companion.
I retreat to my garden for company.
فنادمتهso I drank with it خضراgreen مونقاlovely
فنادمته خضرا مونقا
يهيِّجstirs ليfor me ذكرthe memory of أشجانيهْmy sorrows
يهيِّج لي ذكر أشجانيهْ
So I drink with it, green and lovely;
Its green plants cheer me
It stirs in me the memory of my sorrows.
And remind me of my love's memory.
يقرِّبbrings near مفرحةthe joy of المستلذwhat is delightful
يقرِّب مفرحة المستلذ
ويبعدand drives away همِّيmy worry وأحزانيهْand my sorrows
ويبعد همِّي وأحزانيهْ
It brings the joy of pleasure near,
They bring me joy and pleasure
And drives away my worry and my sorrows.
And take away my sorrows and sadness.
أرىI see فيهin it مثلthe likeness of مدارىthe horns of الظباءgazelles
أرى فيه مثل مدارى الظباء
تظلّremain لأطلائهاtoward their fawns حانيهْbending tenderly
تظلّ لأطلائها حانيهْ
I see in it the likeness of gazelles' horns,
I see in it gazelles, shaded by trees
As they remain bowed tenderly toward their fawns.
As though smiling with wonder and delight.
ونورand blossoms أقاحof daisies شتيتscattered النباتin growth
ونور أقاح شتيت النبات
كماjust as ابتسمتsmiled عجباin self-admiration غانيهْa beautiful woman
كما ابتسمت عجبا غانيهْ
And daisy blossoms, scattered in their growth,
And flowers whose scattered glow
Like a beauty smiling in self-admiration.
Is like the eyes of a girl gazing at her lover.
ونرجسهand its narcissus مثلlike عينthe eye of الفتاةthe maiden
ونرجسه مثل عين الفتاة
إلىat وجهthe face of عاشقهاher lover رانيهْgazing
إلى وجه عاشقها رانيهْ
And its narcissus is like a maiden's eye,
Gazing at her lover's face.
Partial English translation: 10 of 12 Arabic lines translated.