لكfor you هلis there? منany مسامتan equal اوor موازيa peer
لك هل من مسامت او موازي
فيin العراقينthe two Iraqs اوor بمروin Marw ورازand Raz
في العراقين او بمرو وراز
Have you any equal or peer
Do you have any sympathy or understanding
in the two Iraqs, or in Marw and Raz?
In Iraq or beyond in Marw and Rayy?
ياO غزالاًgazelle غزىassailed الفؤادthe heart بنبلwith arrows
يا غزالاً غزى الفؤاد بنبل
وحرابand spears منfrom طرفهhis gaze الغزازpiercing
وحراب من طرفه الغزاز
O gazelle who assailed the heart with arrows
O you who raided my heart with nobility
and spears from his piercing gaze:
And wars from your coquettish glance,
تقتلyou kill الناسpeople ماno عليكupon you قصاصretribution
تقتل الناس ما عليك قصاص
ماnot رأيناwe have seen حقيقةa reality كالمجازlike metaphor
ما رأينا حقيقة كالمجاز
you kill people, yet face no retribution.
You kill people without fear of retribution
We have seen no reality to match metaphor.
We have not seen reality like metaphor.
ايهاO الريمthe white gazelle والحديثand the tale شجونmany byways
ايها الريم والحديث شجون
هلis there? لماfor what انتyou فاعلdoing منany جوازpermission
هل لما انت فاعل من جواز
O white gazelle—and the tale has many byways—
O critic and conversation of sorrows
is what you do at all permissible?
Is what you do permissible?
انتyou مزقتtore قلبthe heart of مضناكyour lovesick one بالهجthrough estrangement (continues)
انت مزقت قلب مضناك بالهج
رcompletes 'estrangement' ووعدand a promise لمnot يأتcame بالانجازwith fulfillment
ر ووعد لم يأت بالانجاز
You tore your lovesick one's heart through estrangement
You tore my devoted heart with separation
and a promise that never came to fulfillment.
And a promise that brought no fulfillment.
قلsay بحقfor the sake of الهوىlove اتسمحwill you consent? بالوصto union (continues)
قل بحق الهوى اتسمح بالوص
لcompletes 'union' وهاتand give الجوابthe answer بالايجازbriefly
ل وهات الجواب بالايجاز
Say, for love's sake: will you grant union?
Tell me, by the right of love, will you allow connection
And give the answer briefly.
And give me the answer concisely?
اينwhere يلفىfinds القلبthe heart الولوهlove-distraught سكوناrest
اين يلفى القلب الولوه سكونا
معwith اطوارmovements خصركyour waist الهزازswaying
مع اطوار خصرك الهزاز
Where can the love-distraught heart find rest
Where can a besotted heart find peace
with the movements of your swaying waist?
With the motions of your swaying hips?
حبbeloved انindeed الصدودrejection غيرhas changed حاليmy state
حب ان الصدود غير حالي
فاعثنيlikely: so rescue me واعرضand turn away منfrom اللمازthe faultfinder
فاعثني واعرض من اللماز
Beloved, rejection has changed my state;
Love that the rejecting are not my state
so rescue me, and turn away from the faultfinder.
So rouse me and expose me from hiding.
اكثرhas increased الغمزdisparagement فيagainst me يبغيhe seeks بانthat تبyou seek (continues; reading uncertain)
اكثر الغمز في يبغي بان تب
غىcompletes 'you seek' بفصالby withdrawing طرفكyour gaze الغمازwinking
غى بفصال طرفك الغماز
He has heaped slights upon me, hoping that you will seek
Flirt more as you wish to flirt
to withdraw your winking gaze.
With the glances of your amorous eyes.
بعهودby the vows of الوصالunion لاdo not تنقضbreak العهthe pledge (continues)
بعهود الوصال لا تنقض العه
دcompletes 'pledge' ودعناand spare us منfrom مغلقthe inscrutable الالغازriddles
د ودعنا من مغلق الالغاز
By the vows of union, do not break the pledge,
Do not break the pacts of union
and spare us inscrutable riddles.
And spare us from ambiguous riddles.
ماwhat الذيthat which سيديmy lord يسيئكdispleases you لوif سرyou carried on (continues)
ما الذي سيدي يسيئك لو سر
تcompletes 'you carried on' بوديwith my love علىaccording to قديمthe old الطرازmanner
ت بودي على قديم الطراز
What would displease you, my lord, if you carried on
What is it, my dear, that would displease you
with my love in the manner of old?
If I confessed my love in the old-fashioned way?
خذadopt بطورthe ways of الاحرارnoble men فالحرfor the noble man للمجto the benefactor (continues)
خذ بطور الاحرار فالحر للمج
ملcompletes 'benefactor' ياO حبbeloved بالجميلwith kindness يجازيrepays
مل يا حب بالجميل يجازي
Follow the ways of noble men; for a noble man, to his benefactor,
Take on the manner of the noble, for the noble
O beloved, gives kindness in return.
Repays beauty with beauty, my love.
فرصةthe opportunity of العمرlife وهىand it is ظلa shadow فدعناso let us
فرصة العمر وهى ظل فدعنا
ننتقيهاwe choose it باحسنwith the best الانتهازuse of opportunity
ننتقيها باحسن الانتهاز
Life's opportunity is a shadow; so let us
Life's chance is but a shadow so let us
choose it, seizing it to best advantage.
Seize it in the best way.