وَاصَلُونِيthey reunited with me بَعْدَafter بُعْدِيmy separation
وَاصَلُونِي بَعْدَ بُعْدِي
وَرَعُواand they honored سَالِفَformer عَهْدِيmy covenant
وَرَعُوا سَالِفَ عَهْدِي
They reunited with me after my separation,
And honored my covenant of old.
وَعلَىand in رَغْمِspite of الحَسُودِِthe envious one
وَعلَى رَغْمِ الحَسُودِِ
أَنْجَزُواthey fulfilled بِالوَصْلِthrough union وَعْدِيthe promise to me
أَنْجَزُوا بِالوَصْلِ وَعْدِي
And in spite of the envious one,
They fulfilled the promise to me through union.
يَاO سُرُوريmy joy بالَّتدَانيat drawing near
يَا سُرُوري بالَّتدَاني
يَاO هَنَاbliss حَظِّيmy lot وَسَعْدِيand my good fortune
يَا هَنَا حَظِّي وَسَعْدِي
O my joy at drawing near!
O the bliss of my lot and good fortune!
جَادَwas generous لِيto me بَدْرِيmy full moon بِوَصْلِwith union
جَادَ لِي بَدْرِي بِوَصْلِ
ياO هَنَائِيmy bliss نِلْتُI attained قَصْدِيmy aim
يا هَنَائِي نِلْتُ قَصْدِي
My full moon bestowed union upon me.
O my bliss! I have attained my aim.
فَاجْتَمِعْso gather يَاO مَاءَwater عَيْنيmy eye
فَاجْتَمِعْ يَا مَاءَ عَيْني
وانْطَفِيand be extinguished يَاO نَارَfire وَجْدِيmy longing
وانْطَفِي يَا نَارَ وَجْدِي
So gather, O water of my eye,
And be quenched, O fire of my longing.
أَنَاI فِيin لَيْلَةِnight أُنْسِيmy intimacy
أَنَا فِي لَيْلَةِ أُنْسِي
قَدْindeed صَفَاhas become clear مَوْرِدُthe source وِرْدِيmy draught
قَدْ صَفَا مَوْرِدُ وِرْدِي
I am in my night of intimacy;
The source of my draught has become clear.
وَتَناولْتُand I took كُؤُوسيmy cups
وَتَناولْتُ كُؤُوسي
بَينamong رَيْحَانٍbasil وَوَرْدِand roses
بَين رَيْحَانٍ وَوَرْدِ
And I took up my cups
Amid basil and roses,
مِنْfrom يَدَيْthe two hands of حُلْوِsweet التثَنيِّswaying
مِنْ يَدَيْ حُلْوِ التثَنيِّ
فَاتِنٍenchanting أَهْيَفِslender قَدِّfigure
فَاتِنٍ أَهْيَفِ قَدِّ
From the hands of one who sways sweetly,
Enchanting, slender of figure.
تَارَةًat times يُنْشِدُhe chants خُذْtake كَاسِيmy cup
تَارَةً يُنْشِدُ خُذْ كَاسِي
وَطَوْراًand at other times هَاكَhere, take خَدِّيmy cheek
وَطَوْراً هَاكَ خَدِّي
At times he chants, ‘Take my cup,’
And at others, ‘Here, take my cheek.’
إِنْif أَقُلْI say يَاO أَلْفَa thousand مَوْلَىmaster
إِنْ أَقُلْ يَا أَلْفَ مَوْلَى
قَالَhe says لِيto me يَاO أَلْفَa thousand عَبْدِيmy slave
قَالَ لِي يَا أَلْفَ عَبْدِي
If I say, ‘O a thousand masters!’
He says to me, ‘O a thousand slaves of mine!’
أَوْor سَقَىhe gives to drink المَمْزُوجَthe mixed wine غَيْرِيsomeone other than me
أَوْ سَقَى المَمْزُوجَ غَيْرِي
خَصَّنِيhe singled me out بالصِّرْفِwith unmixed wine وَحْدِيme alone
خَصَّنِي بالصِّرْفِ وَحْدِي
Or if he serves another the mixed wine,
He favors me alone with the unmixed wine.
فيin هَوَاهُlove for him دَعْleave off مَلاَمِيblaming me
في هَوَاهُ دَعْ مَلاَمِي
وَاطْرِحْand cast aside غَييِّmy error وَرُشْدِيand my right guidance
وَاطْرِحْ غَييِّ وَرُشْدِي
For my love of him, leave off blaming me,
And cast aside my error and my right guidance.
نَارُfire وَجْديmy longing فيin هَوَاهُlove for him
نَارُ وَجْدي في هَوَاهُ
كَنَعِيمِlike the bliss of الخُلدِeternity عِنْدِيto me
كَنَعِيمِ الخُلدِ عِنْدِي
The fire of my longing in my love for him
Is to me like the bliss of eternity.
Translation model: Sol 6.1