اذاthen سأخبرُI shall tell عنof وجديmy passion وماand what أدعُI leave unsaid
اذا سأخبرُ عن وجدي وما أدعُ
ياO سيّدًاmaster حذِقًاskillful .. يغويentices ولاand does not يقعُfall
يا سيّدًا حذِقًا .. يغوي ولا يقعُ
Then I shall speak of my passion—and what shall I leave unsaid?
If I were to tell of my passion and not pretend
O skillful master, who entices yet never falls,
To an astute master.. alluring yet coy
ماذاwhat سأخبرI shall tell عنof عينينtwo eyes أقلقتاboth troubled
ماذا سأخبر عن عينين أقلقتا
ليلًاa night تبرّمَgrew weary منof أوجاعهits agonies الوجعُpain
ليلًا تبرّمَ من أوجاعه الوجعُ
What shall I say of two eyes that troubled
What can I say of eyes that have disturbed me
a night whose agonies wearied pain itself?
At night, complaining of their hurting hurt
ماذاwhat سأخبرُI shall tell عنof صوتٍa voice أعاقرُهI drink it like wine
ماذا سأخبرُ عن صوتٍ أعاقرُه
لحنًاas a melody تزاحمُjostle فيin تسكابهits outpouring .. المتعُpleasures
لحنًا تزاحمُ في تسكابه .. المتعُ
What shall I say of a voice I drink like wine—
What can I say of a voice I've rendered hoarse
a melody in whose outpouring pleasures jostle?
With a melody vying amidst its outpour.. the pleasure
ماذاwhat سأخبرI shall tell .. ماذاwhat ؟ قلsay فداكa ransom for you أناI
ماذا سأخبر .. ماذا ؟ قل فداك أنا
والدمعُand tears يشهدُbear witness ليfor me .. أنّيthat I بكمwith you وَلِعُinfatuated
والدمعُ يشهدُ لي .. أنّي بكم وَلِعُ
What shall I say—what? Tell me; may I be your ransom.
What can I say.. what? For your sake, I
And tears bear witness for me that I am infatuated with you.
And tears bear me out.. that for you I'm ablaze
لمّحتُI hinted بالشعرthrough poetry حتىuntil كادَalmost يفضحنيexpose me
لمّحتُ بالشعر حتى كادَ يفضحني
وأنتand you مازلتَyou still .. ياO مغرورُvain one .. تمتنعُhold back !!!
وأنت مازلتَ .. يا مغرورُ .. تمتنعُ !!!
I hinted through poetry until it nearly exposed me,
I've hinted in verse until it almost exposed me
yet you still hold back, O vain one!
Yet you remain.. O vain one.. abstaining!!!
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