غزالgazelle حاجرHajir ماليI have no عنaway from لقاكmeeting you اصطبارpatient endurance
غزال حاجر مالي عن لقاك اصطبار
ليI have قلبa heart طائرsoaring لوif يقدرit can يطيرfly اليكمto you all لطارit would fly
لي قلب طائر لو يقدر يطير اليكم لطار
O gazelle of Hajir, I cannot endure being kept from meeting you.
A gazelle withholding from meeting me has no patience
My heart soars; if it could fly to you, it would.
I have a flying heart, if only it could fly to you, it would have flown
مازالstill ذاكركremembering you ماnot ينساكit forgets you ليلnight أوor نهارday
مازال ذاكرك ما ينساك ليل أو نهار
غائبabsent وحاضرand present ولكand you have داخلinside القلبthe heart دارa home
غائب وحاضر ولك داخل القلب دار
It still remembers you, never forgetting you by night or day.
You are still in my memory, I do not forget you night or day
Absent or present, you have a home within the heart.
Absent yet present, within my heart you have a home
فكيفso how تحرمyou deny محبكyour lover طيبthe sweetness قربكof your closeness
فكيف تحرم محبك طيب قربك
حسبكenough for you منof البينseparation حسبكenough for you كفcease عتبكyour reproaches
حسبك من البين حسبك كف عتبك
How, then, can you deny your lover the sweetness of your closeness?
So how can you deprive your lover of your sweet nearness
Enough of separation, enough—cease your reproaches!
Enough of distance, enough of your reproach
فليسso ... is not قلبيmy heart يحبكit loves you خافfear ربكyour Lord
فليس قلبي يحبك خاف ربك
ماnot لاحshone زاهرa bright star أوor غنىsang بأيكin a thicket هزارa nightingale
ما لاح زاهر أو غنى بأيك هزار
So, does my heart not love you? Fear your Lord.
My heart loves you, fear your Lord
No bright star has shone, nor has a nightingale sung in a thicket,
No blossoming Tulip has sung of your beauty and charm
أوهبor blew ماطرrain-bearing الأهاجbut flared (unclear form) فيin القلبthe heart نارa fire
أوهب ماطر الأهاج في القلب نار
حاديdriver of الركائبthe riding camels شدّsaddle اليعملاتthe sturdy she-camels القلاصthe young she-camels
حادي الركائب شدّ اليعملات القلاص
Nor has a rain-bearing wind blown, without a fire flaring in the heart.
Or kindled raging fires of passion in the heart
O driver of the riding camels, saddle the sturdy young she-camels.
O guide of the caravans, tighten the camel litters
ليI have خلّa beloved غائبabsent ماليI have no عنaway from لقاهmeeting him محاصescape
لي خلّ غائب مالي عن لقاه محاص
سمحfair الذوائبthe tresses هوhe عنديto me أخصthe closest الخواصthe intimates
سمح الذوائب هو عندي أخص الخواص
I have an absent beloved; I cannot forgo meeting him.
I have a dear absent one, I cannot endure being apart from him
Fair of tresses, he is to me the closest of intimates.
Forgive my errors, he is my closest confidant
لهhe has حسنbeauty فاخرsplendid ريقهhis saliva قدindeed مزجwas mingled بالعقارwith wine
له حسن فاخر ريقه قد مزج بالعقار
قدindeed زانadorned بلورthe crystal خدّهof his cheek زهرthe bloom وردهof his roses
قد زان بلور خدّه زهر ورده
His beauty is splendid; his saliva has been mingled with wine.
Of splendid beauty, his saliva mixed with sugar
The bloom of his roses has adorned the crystal of his cheek.
Adorned with pearls, his cheek a rose
وزانand adorned منضودneatly arrayed بردهhis hailstones لازوردهhis lapis lazuli
وزان منضود برده لازورده
وزانand adorned فيin لينthe suppleness قدّهof his figure حسنthe beauty ميدهof his swaying
وزان في لين قدّه حسن ميده
And his lapis lazuli has adorned his neatly arrayed hailstones.
His soft neck finer than beryl
And the beauty of his swaying lends grace to his supple figure.
Captivating all eyes, have mercy on a lover inflamed
ساجيlanguid النواظرthe eyes ارحمhave mercy on عاشقاًa lover فيكover you حارbewildered
ساجي النواظر ارحم عاشقاً فيك حار
شاكيcomplaining وشاكرand grateful يبذلhe lavishes فيfor لقاكmeeting you النظارgold (likely intended)
شاكي وشاكر يبذل في لقاك النظار
O languid-eyed one, pity a lover bewildered by you.
Complaining yet thanking, sacrificing to meet you
Complaining and grateful, he lavishes gold to meet you.
Partial English translation: 17 of 18 Arabic lines translated.