أعينيO my eye لازمْkeep to السهرْwakefulness
أعيني لازمْ السهرْ
طُولَthroughout اللياليthe nights
طُولَ الليالي
O my eye, keep vigil
Throughout the nights.
عِشقيmy passionate love فيfor محبوبيmy beloved اشتهرْhas become known
عِشقي في محبوبي اشتهرْ
رِقّوُاtake pity لحاليon my plight
رِقّوُا لحالي
My love for my beloved has become known;
Take pity on my plight.
مَنْthe one whom نعشقوI love him ماليI have none سِواهْother than him
مَنْ نعشقو مالي سِواهْ
ولاand not نَمَّلواI tire of him
ولا نَمَّلوا
The one I love—I have none but him,
And I never tire of him.
ولمand not نزلْhave I ceased نتبعI pursue رضاهhis pleasure
ولم نزلْ نتبع رضاه
الدهرْtime كلُّوall of it
الدهرْ كلُّو
And I have never ceased to seek his pleasure
For all time.
وَمَنْand whoever يَلُمْنِيreproaches me فيfor هواهlove of him
وَمَنْ يَلُمْنِي في هواه
نبدأI begin نقولوI tell him
نبدأ نقولو
And whoever reproaches me for loving him,
I begin to tell him:
يالائميO you who reproach me ماnot تعتبرْtake heed
يالائمي ما تعتبرْ
لضعفof the weakness of حَالِيmy state
لضعف حَالِي
O you who reproach me, do you take no heed
Of the weakness of my state?
عشقيmy passionate love فيfor محبوبيmy beloved اشتهرْhas become known
عشقي في محبوبي اشتهرْ
رقّوُاtake pity لحاليon my plight
رقّوُا لحالي
My love for my beloved has become known;
Take pity on my plight.
أمَنْO you who يَلمُنيreproaches me لاملامno blame
أمَنْ يَلمُني لاملام
حِبِّيmy beloved مُواصلْmaintains communion
حِبِّي مُواصلْ
O you who reproach me, there is no blame:
My beloved keeps communion with me.
اسقنيgive me drink ياO ساقيcupbearer المدامْwine
اسقني يا ساقي المدامْ
وأمليand fill الأشاقلْthe drinking vessels (probably)
وأملي الأشاقلْ
Give me drink, O cupbearer of wine,
And fill the drinking vessels
خمراwine يهيجُstirs الغرامْpassionate love
خمرا يهيجُ الغرامْ
لمنْfor whoever هُوَhe عاقلْhas reason
لمنْ هُوَ عاقلْ
With wine that stirs passionate love
In whoever has reason.
درْهاpass it round عليّاto me فيat السحرthe time before dawn
درْها عليّا في السحر
والجوُand the surroundings خاليempty
والجوُ خالي
Pass it round to me before dawn,
While all around lies empty.
عشقيmy passionate love فيfor محبوبيmy beloved اشتهرْhas become known
عشقي في محبوبي اشتهرْ
رِقُّواtake pity لحاليon my plight
رِقُّوا لحالي
My love for my beloved has become known;
Take pity on my plight.
سَكرْbecame drunk جميعْall أهلْthe people of الهوىlove
سَكرْ جميعْ أهلْ الهوى
ياO ساقيcupbearer الراحwine
يا ساقي الراح
All the people of love have grown drunk,
O cupbearer of wine.
هذاthis تعلمyou know هذاthis الدويthe clamour
هذا تعلم هذا الدوي
هذاthis فيin الأفراحcelebrations
هذا في الأفراح
You know this—this clamour;
This is amid celebrations.
لِكلfor every امرءٍperson مانوىwhat he intended
لِكل امرءٍ مانوى
والسرُand the secret قدalready باحْhas come to light
والسرُ قد باحْ
Each person has what he intended,
And the secret has come to light.
وأناand I غراميmy passion اشتهرhas become known
وأنا غرامي اشتهر
معalong with انتحاليmy avowal
مع انتحالي
And as for me, my passion has become known,
Along with my avowal.
عشقيmy passionate love فيfor محبوبيmy beloved اشتهرhas become known
عشقي في محبوبي اشتهر
رقُّواtake pity لحاليon my plight
رقُّوا لحالي
My love for my beloved has become known;
Take pity on my plight.