لَكَfor you طَرْفيmy eye حِمَىًa sanctuary وَقَلْبِيَand my heart بَيْتُa house
لَكَ طَرْفي حِمَىً وَقَلْبِيَ بَيْتُ
فِيهِمَاin them both عَهْدَكَyour covenant القَدِيمَancient خَبَيْتُI hid
فِيهِمَا عَهْدَكَ القَدِيمَ خَبَيْتُ
For you, my eye is a sanctuary and my heart a house.
In both I have hidden your ancient covenant.
وَمِنَand from السُّكْرِintoxication مَاnot صَحَوْتُI sobered up وَكَلاًand no indeed
وَمِنَ السُّكْرِ مَا صَحَوْتُ وَكَلاً
كَيْفَhow أَصْحُوI sober up وَمِنْand from لَمَاكَthe dusky hue of your lips أنَتَشيْتُI became intoxicated
كَيْفَ أَصْحُو وَمِنْ لَمَاكَ أنَتَشيْتُ
And I have not sobered from intoxication—no indeed!
How could I sober, when I grew drunk on your dusky lips?
بَسَطَspread out العَاذِلُونَthe reproachers فِيكَconcerning you مَلاَمِيcensure of me
بَسَطَ العَاذِلُونَ فِيكَ مَلاَمِي
وَبِسَاطَand the carpet القَبُولِacceptance عَنْهُمْaway from them طَوَيْتُI rolled up
وَبِسَاطَ القَبُولِ عَنْهُمْ طَوَيْتُ
The reproachers spread out their censure of me concerning you.
And I rolled up the carpet of acceptance, withdrawing it from them.
كَيْفَhow يَنْويintends السُّلُوَforgetfulness عَنْكَaway from you المُعَنَّىthe tormented one
كَيْفَ يَنْوي السُّلُوَ عَنْكَ المُعَنَّى
يَاO مُنَىdesires القَلْبِthe heart وَهْوَand he فيamong الحَيِّthe clan مَيْتُdead
يَا مُنَى القَلْبِ وَهْوَ في الحَيِّ مَيْتُ
How can the tormented one intend to forget you,
O heart's desire, when he is dead amid the clan?
وَضَلاَلُand misguidance عَنْaway from مِثْلِthe like of حُسْنِكَyour beauty صَبْرِيmy restraint
وَضَلاَلُ عَنْ مِثْلِ حُسْنِكَ صَبْرِي
وَلِقَلْبِيand for my heart الهَنَاjoy فَإنِّيfor indeed I اهْتَدَيْتُI found the way
وَلِقَلْبِي الهَنَا فَإنِّي اهْتَدَيْتُ
And keeping myself from beauty such as yours is going astray.
And joy belongs to my heart, for I have found the way.
بكَaround you يَاO كَعْبَةَKaaba الهَوَىlove طَافَcircled قَلْبِيmy heart
بكَ يَا كَعْبَةَ الهَوَى طَافَ قَلْبِي
وَبَداَand appeared بَارِقُthe lightning-flash الصَّفَاSafa فَسَعَيْتُso I hastened
وَبَداَ بَارِقُ الصَّفَا فَسَعَيْتُ
Around you, O Kaaba of love, my heart circled.
And the lightning-flash of Safa appeared, so I hastened.
Translation model: Sol 6.1