ماnot عندَwith مهضومِslender at الوشاحthe sash ضعيفهِdelicate in it
ما عندَ مهضومِ الوشاح ضعيفهِ
علمٌknowledge بعاشقهof his lover ولاnor تعنيفهِhis reproach
علمٌ بعاشقه ولا تعنيفهِ
The slender-waisted one, his sash lying slack, has
No knowledge of his lover or his reproaches.
كالغصنlike a branch فيin ورقthe leaves of الغلائلthe light robes مائساًswaying
كالغصن في ورق الغلائل مائساً
والبدرand the full moon أسفرshone forth فيamong نجومthe stars of شفوفهhis sheer robes
والبدر أسفر في نجوم شفوفه
Like a branch swaying among the leaves of gauzy robes,
And a full moon unveiled among the stars of his sheer garments.
منwho ليfor me بمقتربwith one near in المزارِvisitation بعيدهِfar in it
من لي بمقترب المزارِ بعيدهِ
فيamong الحيّthe tribe مرجوّhoped for in الوصالunion مخوفهfeared in it
في الحيّ مرجوّ الوصال مخوفه
Who will bring me one so near to visit, yet so far,
Among the tribe, whose union is both hoped for and feared?
شوقاًlonging إلىfor عصرthe time of الدنّوcloseness وطيبهand its sweetness
شوقاً إلى عصر الدنّو وطيبه
وأسىًand sorrow علىfor خدنthe companion of الصباyouth وأليفهand its intimate friend
وأسىً على خدن الصبا وأليفه
In longing for the time of closeness and its sweetness,
And grief for youth's companion and intimate friend.
أترىdo you think يساعدنيwill aid me الخيالthe dream-vision فأجتلىso I may behold
أترى يساعدني الخيال فأجتلى
ماwhat تحتbeneath ثنيthe fold of لثامهhis face-veil وشفوفهand his gauzy robes
ما تحت ثني لثامه وشفوفه
Do you think the dream-vision will aid me, so I may behold
What lies beneath the fold of his face-veil and his gauzy robes?
إنّيindeed I استرابam suspected (apparent passive reading) وطالماthough often حمدwas praised السّرىnight travel
إنّي استراب وطالما حمد السّرى
بلقاءfor meeting مأمونsafe in اللقاءencounter عفيفهchaste in it
بلقاء مأمون اللقاء عفيفه
I am held suspect, though night travel has so often been praised,
For meeting one whose encounters are safe and chaste.
يغدوhe rises in the morning وفيand on خدّيهhis two cheeks وردthe watering-place of فريقهhis tribe
يغدو وفي خدّيه ورد فريقه
ويبيتand passes the night فيin الأحشاءthe breast نارthe fire for ضيوفهhis guests
ويبيت في الأحشاء نار ضيوفه
He rises, his cheeks a watering-place for his tribe,
And passes the night with his guests' fire within his breast.
جمعhas gathered الهوىlove منfrom دمعهhis tears وضلوعهand his ribs
جمع الهوى من دمعه وضلوعه
ماwhat بينbetween مشتاهُhis winter quarters وبينand between مصيفهhis summer quarters
ما بين مشتاهُ وبين مصيفه
Love has brought together, from his tears and ribs,
His winter quarters and his summer quarters.
لوif كنتyou had been شاهدناour witness عشّيةَon the evening at حاجرٍHajir
لو كنت شاهدنا عشّيةَ حاجرٍ
نشكوwe complain إلىto سمرthe dusky ones of الخليطthe tribe وهيفهand its slender-waisted ones
نشكو إلى سمر الخليط وهيفه
Had you been our witness on the evening at Hajir,
As we complained to the tribe's dusky, slender-waisted ones,
لبكيتَyou would surely have wept منat ذلّيmy abasement لعزّbefore the might of جمالهhis beauty
لبكيتَ من ذلّي لعزّ جماله
ورثيتand you would have pitied منbecause of فقديmy deprivation إلىtoward معروفهhis kindness
ورثيت من فقدي إلى معروفه
You would have wept at my abasement before his beauty's might,
And pitied me, bereft of his kindness.
كالماءِlike water جسماًin body غيرexcept أنَّthat فؤادهhis heart
كالماءِ جسماً غير أنَّ فؤاده
كالصخرlike rock لايحنوshows no tenderness علةtoward (apparent misprint) مشغوفهhis impassioned lover
كالصخر لايحنو علة مشغوفه
His body is like water, except that his heart
Is like rock, showing no tenderness to his impassioned lover.
يزهىhe glories بصدغٍin a temple-lock لوhad حظيتُI been favored بعطفهwith his tenderness
يزهى بصدغٍ لو حظيتُ بعطفه
ماnot ذبتُI would have melted منfrom شوقيmy longing إلىfor معطوفهits curve
ما ذبتُ من شوقي إلى معطوفه
He glories in a temple-lock; had I won his tenderness,
I would not have melted with longing for its curve.
ولحسنand how lovely خطٍّa script فيon صحيفةthe page of خدِّهhis cheek
ولحسن خطٍّ في صحيفة خدِّه
رقمَinscribed الضُّحىthe morning light بالجنحwith night's darkness نظمَthe ordered pattern of حروفهits letters
رقمَ الضُّحى بالجنح نظمَ حروفه
And how lovely the script upon the page of his cheek—
Morning light inscribed its ordered letters with the darkness of night.
وسنانdrowsy-eyed أسهرنيkept me sleepless بفترwith the languor of جفونهhis eyelids
وسنان أسهرني بفتر جفونه
وأطالand prolonged ليليmy night فيهover him طولُthe length of وقوفهits standing still
وأطال ليلي فيه طولُ وقوفه
Drowsy-eyed, he kept me sleepless with his eyelids' languor,
And my night of longing for him lengthened as it stood still.
حالٍadorned بأنواعwith varieties of الملاحةbeauty عاطلٌwithout ornaments
حالٍ بأنواع الملاحة عاطلٌ
لبسhe wore الجمالbeauty وماسand swayed فيin تفويفهits patterned weave
لبس الجمال وماس في تفويفه
Adorned with every kind of beauty, yet without ornaments,
He wore beauty and swayed in its patterned weave.
وأجالand he passed round خمرthe wine of الوجنتينthe two cheeks لمnot يشنْwas marred بذبولهby its withering
وأجال خمر الوجنتين لم يشنْ بذبوله
والبدرand the full moon غيرَwithout سرارهits dark phase وكسوفهand its eclipse
والبدر غيرَ سراره وكسوفه
And he passed round the wine of his cheeks, unmarred by withering,
And is a full moon with neither dark phase nor eclipse.
فلحاظهfor his glances بينbetween الجفونthe eyelids كأنَّهاas though they were
فلحاظه بين الجفون كأنَّها
قضبthe blades of العزيزal-Aziz تشامare unsheathed بينamong صفوفهhis ranks
قضب العزيز تشام بين صفوفه
For his glances between his eyelids seem to be
Al-Aziz's blades, drawn among his ranks.
Translation model: Sol 6.1