أَجَنَةُis it the garden of عَدنٍEden قَدalready بَداhas appeared ليto me حورهاits houris
أَجَنَةُ عَدنٍ قَد بَدا لي حورها
أَمor الخَيمَةُthe tent الزَرقاءُblue لاحَتhave shone forth بدُورُهاits full moons
أَم الخَيمَةُ الزَرقاءُ لاحَت بدُورُها
Is it Eden's garden, whose houris have appeared to me,
or the blue tent, whose full moons have shone forth,
أَمor المُقلَةُthe eye الوَسنىdrowsy تَزورُvisits حَبيبَهاits beloved
أَم المُقلَةُ الوَسنى تَزورُ حَبيبَها
فَلَمّاthen when اِنثَنَتit returned يَقظَىawake تَبيَّنَbecame clear زُورُهاits illusion
فَلَمّا اِنثَنَت يَقظَى تَبيَّنَ زُورُها
or the drowsy eye visiting its beloved,
then, when it returned awake, its illusion became clear?
فُتِنّاwe were bewitched بِآرامٍby gazelles دَواعيsummoners of صَبابَةٍardent longing
فُتِنّا بِآرامٍ دَواعي صَبابَةٍ
سَواجِيserene لِحاظٍglances قَدindeed سَباناhas captivated us فُتورُهاtheir languor
سَواجِي لِحاظٍ قَد سَبانا فُتورُها
We were bewitched by gazelles that summon ardent longing,
serene of glance, whose languor has taken us captive.
أَوانسَtame creatures فارَقنَthey left الكِناسَthe covert فَأَصبَحَتand so became
أَوانسَ فارَقنَ الكِناسَ فَأَصبَحَت
نَوافِرَskittish قَدindeed عَزَّتbecame inaccessible عَلىto مَنwhoever يَزُورُهاvisits them
نَوافِرَ قَد عَزَّت عَلى مَن يَزُورُها
Tame creatures, they left their covert and became
skittish, inaccessible to whoever visits them.
يُدِرنَthey pass around مِنfrom الأَحداقِthe eyes أَقداحَcups of قَهوَةٍwine
يُدِرنَ مِن الأَحداقِ أَقداحَ قَهوَةٍ
ثَمِلناwe grew drunk بِهاon it لَكنbut عَداناpassed us by سُرورُهاits joy
ثَمِلنا بِها لَكن عَدانا سُرورُها
From their eyes they pass around cups of wine;
we grew drunk on it, but its joy passed us by.
وَيَنصُبنَand they set بِالأَهدابِwith the eyelashes إِشراكَsnares of فِتنةٍseduction
وَيَنصُبنَ بِالأَهدابِ إِشراكَ فِتنةٍ
تَصيدُshe hunts بِهاwith them الآسادَthe lions بادٍevident زَئيرُهاtheir roaring
تَصيدُ بِها الآسادَ بادٍ زَئيرُها
And with their lashes they set snares of seduction,
with which lions are caught, their roaring loud.
وَأَسفَرنَand they unveiled عَنfrom مِثلِthe likeness of الشُموسِthe suns طَوالِعاًrising
وَأَسفَرنَ عَن مِثلِ الشُموسِ طَوالِعاً
بِأَعيُنِwith eyes عِينٍwide عَزَّwas unyielding مِنهاfrom them نُفورُهاtheir shy aversion
بِأَعيُنِ عِينٍ عَزَّ مِنها نُفورُها
And they unveiled faces like rising suns,
with wide eyes whose shy aversion is unyielding.
وَهَبand suppose أَنَّthat أَغصانَthe branches of النَقاthe sand dunes شِبهُlike قَدِّهاher stature
وَهَب أَنَّ أَغصانَ النَقا شِبهُ قَدِّها
فَأَنّىthen how لَهاfor them مُرخىًhanging loose عَلَيهاupon them شُعورُهاher tresses
فَأَنّى لَها مُرخىً عَلَيها شُعورُها
And grant that boughs on the dunes resemble her figure—
how could they have her tresses hanging loose upon them?
تَلَفَّعنَthey wrapped themselves فيin داجٍdarkness مِنof الوَحفِluxuriant hair سائِلٍflowing
تَلَفَّعنَ في داجٍ مِن الوَحفِ سائِلٍ
إِلىto كَعبِهاher ankle يَنجرُّtrails مِنهاfrom her صَغيرهاits shortest strand
إِلى كَعبِها يَنجرُّ مِنها صَغيرها
They wrapped themselves in flowing darkness of luxuriant hair;
its shortest strand trails from her down to her ankle.
فَمَنso whoever يَسرِtravels by night خَلفاًbehind ضَلَّlost his way فيin ظُلمَةٍdarkness وَمَنand whoever
فَمَن يَسرِ خَلفاً ضَلَّ في ظُلمَةٍ وَمَن
يَسيرُwalks أَماماًahead فَهوَthen he يَهديهِguides him نورُهاher light
يَسيرُ أَماماً فَهوَ يَهديهِ نورُها
So whoever travels behind her by night is lost in darkness; whoever
walks ahead is guided by her light.
وَيَبهرنَand they outshine كُلَّall النَيِّراتِthe luminaries بِغُرَّةٍwith a radiant brow
وَيَبهرنَ كُلَّ النَيِّراتِ بِغُرَّةٍ
تَلألأsparkled مِنهاfrom it ضوؤُهاits light وَسُفورُهاand its unveiled splendor
تَلألأ مِنها ضوؤُها وَسُفورُها
And they outshine all the luminaries with a radiant brow,
its light and unveiled splendor sparkling forth.
وَيُقعِدنَهاand keep them seated الأَردافُthe hips رَيّاlushly full ثَقيلَةًheavy
وَيُقعِدنَها الأَردافُ رَيّا ثَقيلَةً
فَتنهِضُهاthen lift them up ظَمأىthirsty خِفافاًlight خُصورُهاtheir waists
فَتنهِضُها ظَمأى خِفافاً خُصورُها
Their lush, heavy hips keep them seated;
their thirsty, light waists lift them up.
وَتَجلوand she reveals لآليthe pearls of ثَغرِهاher mouth وَتمجّهاand pours them forth
وَتَجلو لآلي ثَغرِها وَتمجّها
جَنىthe harvest of شَهدَةٍa honeycomb أَضحىhas begun الأَراكthe arak twig يَشورُهاgathers its honey
جَنى شَهدَةٍ أَضحى الأَراك يَشورُها
She bares her mouth's pearls and pours them forth
as a honeycomb's yield, which the arak twig now gathers.
أَظَبيَO gazelle of الفَلاthe wilderness قُلsay لِيto me بِأَيَّةِby what حيلَةٍtrick
أَظَبيَ الفَلا قُل لِي بِأَيَّةِ حيلَةٍ
تَحيَّلتَyou contrived حَتّىuntil عَينهاher eye تَستَعيرهاyou borrow it
تَحيَّلتَ حَتّى عَينها تَستَعيرها
O gazelle of the wilderness, tell me by what trick
you contrived to borrow her eye.
وَياand O دُرَّةَpearl of الغَوّاصِthe diver زِدتَyou gained مَلاحَةًbeauty
وَيا دُرَّةَ الغَوّاصِ زِدتَ مَلاحَةً
إِلىto العَينthe eye لَمّاwhen أَشبَهتكresembled you ثُغُورُهاtheir mouths
إِلى العَين لَمّا أَشبَهتك ثُغُورُها
And O diver's pearl, you grew more beautiful
to the eye when their mouths resembled you.
وَياand O حقّيtwo caskets of العاجِivory الَّذيwhich اِزدانَwas adorned حِلةًwith a robe
وَيا حقّي العاجِ الَّذي اِزدانَ حِلةً
مَتىwhen أَمكَنَتgave access مِنto خَرطِcarving نهدٍa breast نُحُورُهاtheir bosoms
مَتى أَمكَنَت مِن خَرطِ نهدٍ نُحُورُها
And O twin ivory caskets, adorned in a robe,
when did their bosoms permit a breast to be carved?
أَبىrefused نَهدُهاher breast مِنfrom مَسِّthe touch of وَشيٍbrocade لِجسمِهاupon her body
أَبى نَهدُها مِن مَسِّ وَشيٍ لِجسمِها
كَذاlikewise الرِدفُthe rump يَأَبىrefuses مَسَّthe touch of وَشيٍbrocade ظُهورُهاtheir backs
كَذا الرِدفُ يَأَبى مَسَّ وَشيٍ ظُهورُها
Her breast keeps brocade from touching her body;
likewise, their rumps keep brocade from touching their backs.
أَثَرنَthey stirred بِقَلبيin my heart لَوعَةًanguish إِثرَafter لَوعَةٍanguish
أَثَرنَ بِقَلبي لَوعَةً إِثرَ لَوعَةٍ
كَذَلِكَlikewise حُبُّlove of الغانياتِbeautiful women يُثِيرُهاarouses it
كَذَلِكَ حُبُّ الغانياتِ يُثِيرُها
They stirred in my heart anguish after anguish;
thus does love of beautiful women arouse it.
Translation model: Sol 6.1