حَمَّلتنيburdened me يُدhand الهوىlove أوزارَهits burdens
حَمَّلتني يُد الهوى أوزارَه
ليتهwould that he جازَpassed بالحمىby the sanctuary أوor زارَهvisited it
ليته جازَ بالحمى أو زارَه
Love’s hand has laden me with its burdens.
If only he would pass by the sanctuary, or visit it.
قَمَرٌa moon أرقصmade dance المحبّthe lover تَمنيlonging for (word continues)
قَمَرٌ أرقص المحبّ تَمني
هhim (completes the preceding word) اختلاساًstealthily snatching بفكرهwith his thoughts واستطارهand sent him soaring
ه اختلاساً بفكره واستطاره
A moon: longing for him made the lover dance,
stealthily seizing his thoughts and sending him soaring.
أبصرتهbeheld him عينايmy two eyes فيin مَلْعَبِthe playing-ground الخيلthe horses
أبصرته عيناي في مَلْعَبِ الخيل
فأنشدتهso I recited to him وخفتُand I feared ازوِرارهhis turning away
فأنشدته وخفتُ ازوِراره
My eyes beheld him in the equestrian arena,
so I recited to him, fearing he would turn away:
ياO هلالاًa crescent يدورcircles فيin فَلَكthe orbit الماal-Mā… (name continues)
يا هلالاً يدور في فَلَك الما
ورد…ward (completes al-Māward) رفْقاًbe gentle بأعينwith the eyes النظّارهthe spectators
ورد رفْقاً بأعين النظّاره
O crescent, circling in the orbit of al-Māward,
be gentle with the spectators’ eyes.
قِفstop لناfor us فيin الطريقthe road إِنif لمnot تزرْناyou visit us
قِف لنا في الطريق إِن لم تزرْنا
وقفةٌa stop فيin الطريقthe road نصفhalf الزيارهthe visit
وقفةٌ في الطريق نصف الزياره
Stop for us along the road, if you will not visit us;
a stop along the road is half a visit.
فثناthen he turned عطفهhis side وأعرَضَand turned away صَفحاًaside
فثنا عطفه وأعرَضَ صَفحاً
ولوىand twisted جيدهhis neck وابدىand showed نِفارهhis aversion
ولوى جيده وابدى نِفاره
Then he turned his shoulder and turned aside,
and twisted his neck and showed his aversion.
ليتwould that ليfor me فيin هواهlove for him نظرةa glance إِشفاcompassion (word continues)
ليت لي في هواه نظرة إِشفا
قcompletion of 'compassion' ودعهُand leave him منfrom بعدهاafter it واختيارهand his choice
ق ودعهُ من بعدها واختياره
If only, in my love for him, I received a compassionate glance;
and afterward leave him to his own choice.