كلماتُهhis words فيabout الحبّlove .. ريحٌa wind عاتيةfierce
كلماتُه في الحبّ .. ريحٌ عاتية
المُفلِقthe brilliant poet النّحريرُthe consummate expert .. ربّmaster of القافيةrhyme
المُفلِق النّحريرُ .. ربّ القافية
His words of love—a raging wind.
His words of love.. a raging wind
The brilliant poet, the consummate master—lord of rhyme.
The eloquent one.. the lord of rhyme
الآسرُthe captivating one المغرورthe conceited one ريّانbrimming with الهوىpassion
الآسرُ المغرور ريّان الهوى
ويلاهwoe is me منfrom نظراتهhis glances المتعاليةhaughty
ويلاه من نظراته المتعالية
The captivating, conceited one, brimming with passion.
The captivating deceiver, ardent with passion
Woe is me at his haughty glances.
Woe to me from his lofty glances
اللهGod أعطاهgranted him البلاغةَeloquence بعدماafter
الله أعطاه البلاغةَ بعدما
انقادتْyielded لهto him كلّall البحورthe seas (poetic meters) العاصيةrebellious
انقادتْ له كلّ البحور العاصية
God granted him eloquence after
God granted him eloquence after
all the rebellious seas had yielded to him.
All the rebellious seas submitted to him
واللهُand God زيّنadorned بالمهابةwith majesty .. حُسنَهhis beauty
واللهُ زيّن بالمهابة .. حُسنَه
واللهَand to God أشكوI complain حينwhen يُقبلhe approaches ماwhat بيهis in me
واللهَ أشكو حين يُقبل ما بيه
And God adorned his beauty with majesty.
And God adorned his beauty with awe
And to God I complain, when he approaches, of what ails me.
And God I complain when he comes close to me
متسلطٌdomineering .. متحكّمٌcontrolling .. متجبّرtyrannical
متسلطٌ .. متحكّمٌ .. متجبّر
هذاthis one الذيwho يُرديlays low القلوبَthe hearts الواهيةfrail
هذا الذي يُردي القلوبَ الواهية
Domineering, controlling, tyrannical.
Arrogant.. controlling.. tyrannical
This is the one who lays frail hearts low.
He who brings down the weak hearts
وأناand I.. أناI .. مذsince عُلّقتْwas bound روحيmy soul بهto him
وأنا.. أنا .. مذ عُلّقتْ روحي به
لمnot (past negation) يُبقِleave ليfor me ( هذاthis one الذيwho ) منany (emphatic) باقيةremnant
لم يُبقِ لي ( هذا الذي ) من باقية
And I—I—since my soul was bound to him,
And I.. I ..since my soul clung to him
he—this one—has left me no remnant.
He left me no remnants from the bouquet
ويقولand he says ليto me :طاغٍa tyrant أناI .. فأقولso I say إيyes
ويقول لي :طاغٍ أنا .. فأقول إي
واللهby God إنّكindeed you are ياO ( .. .. ) طاغيةa tyrant
والله إنّك يا ( .. .. ) طاغية
And he tells me, 'I am a tyrant,' so I say, 'Yes—'
And he says to me: I am tyrannical, so I say yes
By God, you are indeed a tyrant, O (.. ..)!
By God you, O (.. ..), are a tyrant