قَدindeed غازَلَflirted with النَسرينُthe eglantine لَحظَthe gaze of النَرجِسِthe narcissus
قَد غازَلَ النَسرينُ لَحظَ النَرجِسِ
فيin مَجلِسٍa gathering سُقِيَmay it be watered الحَياwith rain مِنas مَجلِسِa gathering
في مَجلِسٍ سُقِيَ الحَيا مِن مَجلِسِ
The eglantine has flirted with the narcissus's gaze
In a gathering—may such a gathering be watered with rain!
يَرنُوgazes إِلَيهِtoward it كَماjust as رَنتgazed مِنfrom خِشيةfear of الthe
يَرنُو إِلَيهِ كَما رَنت مِن خِشية ال
رُقباءِwatchers غيدٌslender maidens عَنthrough لِحاظٍglances نُعَّسِdrowsy
رُقباءِ غيدٌ عَن لِحاظٍ نُعَّسِ
It gazes toward it, as, for fear of the
watchers, slender maidens gazed through drowsy eyes.
وَالوَردُand the rose أَخجَلَهُmade it blush الحَياrain; also modesty فَكَأَنَّهُso it is like
وَالوَردُ أَخجَلَهُ الحَيا فَكَأَنَّهُ
خَدٌّa cheek تَوَرّدgrew rosy مِنfrom لَهيبthe flame of تَنَفُّسيmy breathing
خَدٌّ تَوَرّد مِن لَهيب تَنَفُّسي
And rain has made the rose blush, as though it were
a cheek grown rosy from the flame of my breath.
فيamong فِتيةٍyoung men نُشِرَتwere unfolded حَدائِقُgardens وُدِّهاtheir affection
في فِتيةٍ نُشِرَت حَدائِقُ وُدِّها
فَزَهتso they shone عَلىabove زَهرthe blossoms of الجَواريthe maidens الكُنَّسِsecluded
فَزَهت عَلى زَهر الجَواري الكُنَّسِ
Among young men, the gardens of their affection unfurled,
and outshone the blossoms of secluded maidens.
دارَتwent round سُلافpure wine الذِكرِremembrance مِنكَof you عَلَيهِمamong them
دارَت سُلاف الذِكرِ مِنكَ عَلَيهِم
فَغَدَتso they began تَمايَلto sway كَالغُصونlike branches المُيَّسِgracefully swaying
فَغَدَت تَمايَل كَالغُصون المُيَّسِ
The pure wine of remembering you went round among them,
so they began to sway like swaying branches.
تَرجوthey hope for قُدومَكَyour coming كَيso that يَتِمّmay become complete سُرورُهاtheir joy
تَرجو قُدومَكَ كَي يَتِمّ سُرورُها
وَتَقَرّعَيناًand have gladdened eyes ياO حَياةlife of الأَنفُسِsouls
وَتَقَرّعَيناً يا حَياة الأَنفُسِ
They hope for your coming, that their joy may be complete
and their eyes be gladdened, O life of souls.
لاmay ... never زَالَcease وَردُكَyour rose يانِعاًblooming فيin رَوضِهِits garden
لا زَالَ وَردُكَ يانِعاً في رَوضِهِ
وَشَبابُكand your youth الفينانُluxuriant زاهيresplendent المَلبَسِin attire
وَشَبابُك الفينانُ زاهي المَلبَسِ
May your rose remain blooming in its garden,
and your luxuriant youth remain splendidly clad,
ماas long as غَرّدتwarbled وُرقٌgray doves بِأَعلىat the top of أَيكَةٍa grove
ما غَرّدت وُرقٌ بِأَعلى أَيكَةٍ
فيin رَوضةa garden كُسِيَتwas clothed مَطارفَbordered robes سُندسِfine silk
في رَوضة كُسِيَت مَطارفَ سُندسِ
as long as gray doves warble high in a grove,
in a garden clothed in bordered robes of fine silk.