أرأيت يا حلول الشمائل

أرأيت يا حلول الشمائل

ما أنت بالالباب فاعل

ما أنت بالالباب فاعل

Have you considered, O you of sweet graces,

Have you seen, O sweet-natured one,

what you do to minds and hearts?

what you are doing to minds?

ولقد ظلمت ورمح قد

ولقد ظلمت ورمح قد

ك يا لطيف الذات عادل

ك يا لطيف الذات عادل

You have indeed wronged me and meant to; your sta—

And you have indeed wronged me, though the spear of your stature,

—ture, O graceful being, is straight and true.

O gentle in essence, is upright.

يا من بخدك قد زها

يا من بخدك قد زها

سبي النها ورد الخمائل

سبي النها ورد الخمائل

O you upon whose cheek have blossomed

O you, upon whose cheek has blossomed

the captivation of minds and the roses of bowers;

the rose of leafy groves, captivating minds.

وبرمش طرفك مغمد

وبرمش طرفك مغمد

عضب تقد به السلاسل

عضب تقد به السلاسل

sheathed within the lashes of your eye is

And in the lashes of your eye lies sheathed

a keen sword with which you cleave chains.

a keen sword with which you sever chains.

ومن الذوائب جاء لي

ومن الذوائب جاء لي

ل فيه جيش العتم حافل

ل فيه جيش العتم حافل

And from your tresses there came a ni—

And from your tresses a night has come,

—ght, thronged with the hosts of darkness,

in which the army of darkness throngs.

والصبح اشرق من جبي

والصبح اشرق من جبي

نك لامعا من دون حائل

نك لامعا من دون حائل

while dawn shone from your bro—

And dawn has shone from your brow,

—w, radiant, with no veil between.

gleaming, with no barrier before it.

وبوجهك القمر استنا

وبوجهك القمر استنا

ر مقدرا وله منازل

ر مقدرا وله منازل

And in your face the moon shone bri—

And through your face the moon has shone,

—ght, measured out through all its stations.

its course ordained, with stations of its own.

عذبت يا عذب اللمى

عذبت يا عذب اللمى

قلب الولوه بغير طائل

قلب الولوه بغير طائل

You tormented, O sweet-lipped one,

You tormented, O sweet one with dusky lips,

the passion-stricken heart, to no avail.

the lovelorn heart, to no avail.

وغدرت عذرا ان سي

وغدرت عذرا ان سي

ف الغدر للغدار قاتل

ف الغدر للغدار قاتل

You betrayed me—pardon me, but the swo—

And you betrayed me—pardon me—for the sword

—rd of treachery slays the treacherous.

of treachery is deadly to the betrayer.

وحياة ذاتك ليس لي

وحياة ذاتك ليس لي

عن ذكرك المحبوب شاغل

عن ذكرك المحبوب شاغل

By your very life, I have nothing

By your very life, I have nothing

to distract me from remembering you, beloved.

to distract me from the cherished remembrance of you.

انا في الهوى يعقوب حب

انا في الهوى يعقوب حب

ك رغم افاك وعاذل

ك رغم افاك وعاذل

In love, I am the Jacob of your lo—

In passion, I am the Yaqub of your love,

—ve, despite every liar and reproacher.

despite every liar and reproacher.

يا يوسف الحسن الذي

يا يوسف الحسن الذي

قد عز حسنا عن مماثل

قد عز حسنا عن مماثل

O Joseph of beauty, whose

O Yusuf of beauty, who

loveliness is too rare to have an equal,

has become peerless in beauty.

عرفت شعوب الناس شأ

عرفت شعوب الناس شأ

نك والعشائر والقبائل

نك والعشائر والقبائل

the peoples of mankind know your reno—

The peoples of humankind have known your standing,

—wn, as do clans and tribes.

as have the clans and tribes.

يا واحدا بجماله

يا واحدا بجماله

لو كنت للمضنى تجامل

لو كنت للمضنى تجامل

O you, unique in beauty,

O one unique in his beauty,

if only you would show kindness to one love-worn.

if only you would be gracious to the love-worn!

افرطت لو ابقيت للصل

افرطت لو ابقيت للصل

ح القليل من الوسائل

ح القليل من الوسائل

You went too far; if only you had left reco—

You have gone too far; if only you had left for peace

—nciliation even a few means.

a few means of reaching it.

اتظن ان الحسن يب

اتظن ان الحسن يب

قى هذه احلام جاهل

قى هذه احلام جاهل

Do you think that beauty will re—

Do you think that beauty will last?

—main? Such are a fool's dreams.

These are an ignorant person's dreams.

سترى جديد الوشى لح

سترى جديد الوشى لح

مته ممزقة الوصائل

مته ممزقة الوصائل

You shall see the fresh brocade, its we—

You will see the new brocade, its weft

—ft torn and all its bonds ripped apart.

torn apart at the joins.

وعلى حواشي خدك ال

وعلى حواشي خدك ال

وردي ليل الشعر عامل

وردي ليل الشعر عامل

And along the borders of your ro—

And along the edges of your rosy cheek,

—sy cheek, the night of your hair is at work.

the night of hair will be at work.

وتقول كنت فصار خص

وتقول كنت فصار خص

ري عادل الحركات مائل

ري عادل الحركات مائل

And you will say, “I once was”—when my wai—

And you will say, 'I once was... Now my waist,

—st, balanced in every motion, has grown bent;

once balanced in motion, has grown bent.

كالقوس اضحى رمح قد

كالقوس اضحى رمح قد

ي آه ذاك الوهم باطل

ي آه ذاك الوهم باطل

like a bow has become the spear of my sta—

The spear of my stature has become like a bow;

—ture. Ah, that delusion is vain.

ah, that illusion is false!'

وهناك يجفوك الكذو

وهناك يجفوك الكذو

ب ويرتضيك اخو الفضائل

ب ويرتضيك اخو الفضائل

Then the habitual liar will shun you,

And then the liar will shun you,

while the man of virtue will accept you.

while the man of virtue will accept you.

فاحفظ مقادير الكرا

فاحفظ مقادير الكرا

م فما الحسيب العدل غافل

م فما الحسيب العدل غافل

So honor the worth of the no—

So honor the worth of the noble,

—ble: the Just Reckoner is never heedless.

for the just Reckoner is not heedless.

وافطن فلله البقا

وافطن فلله البقا

ء وغيره فان وزائل

ء وغيره فان وزائل

Take heed: He alone abides fore—

And take heed: to God alone belongs permanence,

—ver; all besides Him perishes and passes.

and all besides Him is perishing and passing away.