تَمَنَّيتُI wished مِنof وَصلُunion الحَبيبِthe beloved اختِلاسَةًa stolen moment
تَمَنَّيتُ مِن وَصلُ الحَبيبِ اختِلاسَةً
وماand not كُلُّevery نَفسٍsoul أَدرَكَتattained ماwhat تَمنَّتِit wished for
وما كُلُّ نَفسٍ أَدرَكَت ما تَمنَّتِ
I wished for a stolen moment of union with the beloved,
yet not every soul attains what it wishes.
تَحَلَّيتُI adorned myself بالتَّذكارِwith remembrance وَهيَand it is دِلاَلَةٌa sign
تَحَلَّيتُ بالتَّذكارِ وَهيَ دِلاَلَةٌ
علىof زَفرةٍa sigh فِيwithin أضلُعيmy ribs مُستكِنَّةِhidden
على زَفرةٍ فِي أضلُعي مُستكِنَّةِ
I adorned myself with remembrance, and it is a sign
of a sigh hidden within my ribs.
تَعجَّبَmarveled نَاسٌsome people لانقِيادِيat my yielding مَعَwith الهَوىlove
تَعجَّبَ نَاسٌ لانقِيادِي مَعَ الهَوى
كذاكَlikewise عِتَاقُnoble الخَيلِhorses طَوعُobedient to الأعِنَّةِthe reins
كذاكَ عِتَاقُ الخَيلِ طَوعُ الأعِنَّةِ
Some people marveled at my yielding to love;
likewise, noble steeds submit to the reins.
تَبدَّىappeared ليَto me الحِبُّthe beloved الَّذيwhom أنَاI عَبدُهُhis slave
تَبدَّى ليَ الحِبُّ الَّذي أنَا عَبدُهُ
فَجُنَّتso it went mad لَهfor him نَفسِيmy soul بماbecause of what قَدalready أجَنَّتِit concealed
فَجُنَّت لَه نَفسِي بما قَد أجَنَّتِ
The beloved, whose slave I am, appeared to me;
so my soul went mad for him because of what it had concealed.
تَجلّىrevealed himself لِعَقليto my mind دُونَrather than to حِسِّيmy senses فأذعَنَتso it yielded
تَجلّى لِعَقلي دُونَ حِسِّي فأذعَنَت
فَجُنَّتso it went mad لَهُfor him نَفسِيmy soul بماbecause of what قَدalready أجَنَّتِit concealed
فَجُنَّت لَهُ نَفسِي بما قَد أجَنَّتِ
He revealed himself to my mind, not my senses, and my soul yielded;
so my soul went mad for him because of what it had concealed.
تطاوَلَgrew long لَيليmy night بَعدَهُafter him فكأنَّماso it was as though
تطاوَلَ لَيلي بَعدَهُ فكأنَّما
يُقَلَّبُis turned over قَلبيmy heart مِنهُbecause of him فَوقَupon الأسِنَّةِthe spearpoints
يُقَلَّبُ قَلبي مِنهُ فَوقَ الأسِنَّةِ
My night grew long in his absence, as though
my heart were being turned upon spearpoints because of him.
تَعَلَّلتI consoled myself فيهin him بالتَّمنّيby wishing لِِقُربهِfor his nearness
تَعَلَّلت فيه بالتَّمنّي لِِقُربهِ
ولمand not يَبقَremained مِنِّيof me غَيرُother than تَردِيدِthe repetition of أنَّتيmy moan
ولم يَبقَ مِنِّي غَيرُ تَردِيدِ أنَّتي
I sought solace in him by wishing for his nearness,
and nothing remained of me but my repeated moaning.
تغيَّرَتِchanged الأشياءُthings عنديfor me لِقُربهِbecause of his nearness
تغيَّرَتِ الأشياءُ عندي لِقُربهِ
ولمand not يَبقَremained مِنِّيof me غَيرُother than تَردِيدِthe repetition of أنَّتيmy moan
ولم يَبقَ مِنِّي غَيرُ تَردِيدِ أنَّتي
Things changed for me through his nearness,
and nothing remained of me but my repeated moaning.
تغيَّرَتِchanged الأشياءُthings عنديfor me لفَقدِهِbecause of losing him
تغيَّرَتِ الأشياءُ عندي لفَقدِهِ
فَضَوءُso the light of صَباحيmy morning فيin ظلامِthe darkness of دُجُنَّةِa dark night
فَضَوءُ صَباحي في ظلامِ دُجُنَّةِ
Things changed for me through losing him,
so my morning's light is in the gloom of night.
تُهِيجُstirs up عليَّin me الشَّوقَlonging كُلُّevery مُرِدَّةٍanswering voice
تُهِيجُ عليَّ الشَّوقَ كُلُّ مُرِدَّةٍ
وتُهدِيand brings إليَّto me الوَجدَlove's anguish كُلُّevery مُرِنَّةِplaintive voice
وتُهدِي إليَّ الوَجدَ كُلُّ مُرِنَّةِ
Every answering voice stirs longing in me,
and every plaintive voice brings me love's anguish.
تَرَفَّقbe gentle بقَلبِيwith my heart فيin هَواكَlove for you فإنَّماfor indeed
تَرَفَّق بقَلبِي في هَواكَ فإنَّما
بُعادُكَyour distance نَارِيmy fire واقتِرَابُكَand your nearness جَنَّتيmy paradise
بُعادُكَ نَارِي واقتِرَابُكَ جَنَّتي
Be gentle with my heart in its love for you, for truly
your distance is my fire, and your nearness my paradise.