رُقادُكَyour sleep ياO طَرفيmy eye عَلَيكَto you حَرامُforbidden
رُقادُكَ يا طَرفي عَلَيكَ حَرامُ
فَخَلِّso let loose دُموعاًtears فَيضُهُنَّtheir flow سِجامُpouring copiously
فَخَلِّ دُموعاً فَيضُهُنَّ سِجامُ
Your sleep, O my eye, is forbidden to you.
So let loose tears that stream in torrents.
فَفيfor in الدَمعِtears إِطفاءٌa quenching لِنارِof the fire of صَبابَةٍpassionate longing
فَفي الدَمعِ إِطفاءٌ لِنارِ صَبابَةٍ
لَهاit has بَينَamid أَثناءِthe folds of الضُلوعِthe ribs ضِرامُa blaze
لَها بَينَ أَثناءِ الضُلوعِ ضِرامُ
For in tears lies the quenching of longing’s fire,
Whose blaze rages amid the folds of the ribs.
وَياand O كَبِديmy liver الحَرّىburning الَّتيwhich قَدalready تَصَدَّعَتhas split apart
وَيا كَبِدي الحَرّى الَّتي قَد تَصَدَّعَت
مِنَfrom الوَجدِlove’s anguish ذوبيmelt ماno عَلَيكِupon you مَلامُblame
مِنَ الوَجدِ ذوبي ما عَلَيكِ مَلامُ
And O my burning liver, which has split apart
From love’s anguish, melt—no blame rests on you.
قَضَيتُI fulfilled ذِماماًa duty of loyalty لِلهَوىto love كانَwas واجِباًbinding
قَضَيتُ ذِماماً لِلهَوى كانَ واجِباً
عَلَيَّupon me وَليand I have أَيضاًtoo عَلَيهِupon it ذِمامُa claim of loyalty
عَلَيَّ وَلي أَيضاً عَلَيهِ ذِمامُ
I have fulfilled a duty to love that was binding
Upon me; and I too have a claim upon it.
وَياand O وَجهَface of مَنone who ذَلَّتwere humbled وُجوهٌfaces أَعِزَّةٌmighty
وَيا وَجهَ مَن ذَلَّت وُجوهٌ أَعِزَّةٌ
لَهُbefore him وَسَطاand he prevailed عِزّاًin might فَلَيسَso he is not يُرامُattainable
لَهُ وَسَطا عِزّاً فَلَيسَ يُرامُ
And O face of one—faces of the mighty have bowed
Before him; he has prevailed in might and is beyond reach—
أَجِرgrant refuge مُستَجيراًone seeking refuge فيin الهَوىlove بِكَwith you باسِطاًstretching out
أَجِر مُستَجيراً في الهَوى بِكَ باسِطاً
إِلَيكَtoward you يَدَيهِhis two hands وَالعُيونُwhile the eyes نِيامُasleep
إِلَيكَ يَدَيهِ وَالعُيونُ نِيامُ
Shelter one seeking refuge with you in love, stretching
Both his hands toward you, while all eyes sleep.