مَنعَdenied القَرارrepose مُتيمone enslaved by love
مَنعَ القَرار مُتيم
باديshowing الصَبابَةardent longing مُغرَمُenamored
بادي الصَبابَة مُغرَمُ
A man enslaved by love is denied repose,
his longing plain, consumed by love.
فيin قَلبِهِhis heart جَيشthe army of الصَباlonging (word continues)
في قَلبِهِ جَيش الصَبا
بَةcompletion of 'longing' وَالهُمومand sorrows مُخيمencamped
بَة وَالهُموم مُخيم
In his heart, the army of longing
and sorrows lies encamped.
أَمَروهُthey ordered him إِنto يَخفيconceal الهَوىpassion
أَمَروهُ إِن يَخفي الهَوى
وَالحُبand love ماthat which لاnot يَكتمis concealed
وَالحُب ما لا يَكتم
They ordered him to conceal his passion,
yet love is something that cannot be hidden.
هَيهاتimpossible أَنthat يَخفيhe conceal هَوىa passion
هَيهات أَن يَخفي هَوى
عَنهُof it الدُموعthe tears تترجمgive expression
عَنهُ الدُموع تترجم
He could never hide a passion
of which his tears speak.
قَدindeed باتَhe spent the night فيin لَيلthe night of السَليthe snakebitten man (word continues)
قَد باتَ في لَيل السَلي
مcompletion of 'snakebitten man' فَكَيفَso how لاnot يَتَأَلمdoes he suffer
م فَكَيفَ لا يَتَأَلم
He has spent a night like a snakebitten man's;
how, then, should he not suffer?
وَمَمنعand an unapproachable beloved يَشقيsuffers بِهِbecause of him الthe
وَمَمنع يَشقي بِهِ ال
مُشتاقyearning lover وَهُوَwhile he is منعمpampered
مُشتاق وَهُوَ منعم
And an unapproachable beloved torments
the yearning lover, while he lives in ease.
جَذلانgleeful يُبصرhe watches عَبرَتيmy tears
جَذلان يُبصر عَبرَتي
تَجريflow لَدَيهِbefore him فَيَبسمso he smiles
تَجري لَدَيهِ فَيَبسم
Gleeful, he watches my tears
flow before him, and he smiles.
وَكَأَنَّماand as though فيin مُقلَتَيtwo eyes
وَكَأَنَّما في مُقلَتَي
هِhis ساحرa sorcerer يَتَكَلَمspeaks
هِ ساحر يَتَكَلَم
And it is as though within his two eyes
a sorcerer speaks.
وَكَأَنَّand as though فاتكmurderous طَرفِهِhis gaze
وَكَأَنَّ فاتك طَرفِهِ
مَعdespite فَتكِهِits slaying يتَظلَمُcomplains of being wronged
مَع فَتكِهِ يتَظلَمُ
And as though his murderous gaze,
despite its slaughter, complains of wrong.
وَلَقدand indeed يَحلُّis lawful لَماهhis dark lips فيin الthe
وَلَقد يَحلُّ لَماه في ال
إِنصافfairness وَهُوَthough it is مُحرمُforbidden
إِنصاف وَهُوَ مُحرمُ
Indeed, his dark lips should be lawful,
in fairness, though they are forbidden.
لمwhy لاnot يَحللdoes he permit ليfor me الشَفاhealing (word continues)
لم لا يَحلل لي الشَفا
ءَcompletion of 'healing' مِنfrom السقامthe sickness المُسقمenfeebling
ءَ مِن السقام المُسقم
Why will he not allow me healing
from this enfeebling sickness?
لَمnot يَنهَdid forbid عَنagainst إِحياءreviving نَفسa soul
لَم يَنهَ عَن إِحياء نَفس
غَيرexcept مَنone who لاnot يَعلمknows
غَير مَن لا يَعلم
None has forbidden the saving of a soul
save one who knows nothing.
وَلَقدand indeed سَمعتI heard مَعwith الصَباthe morning (word continues)
وَلَقد سَمعت مَع الصَبا
حcompletion of 'morning' حَمامَةًa dove تَتَرَنَمsinging
ح حَمامَةً تَتَرَنَم
And I heard in the morning
a dove singing.
كادَتshe almost تُقاسِمنيshares with me الهَوىpassion
كادَت تُقاسِمني الهَوى
لَوif أَنَّهُthat it يَتقسمcan be divided
لَو أَنَّهُ يَتقسم
She would almost share my passion,
if it could be divided.
وَيَزيدand increases ماwhat بِالعاشِقينwithin the lovers
وَيَزيد ما بِالعاشِقين
مِنof الغَليلburning thirst وَيَضرمand sets aflame
مِن الغَليل وَيَضرم
And what ails the lovers—
their burning thirst—is heightened and inflamed
طَيرa bird يَنوحlaments بِشَجوِهِin its sorrow
طَير يَنوح بِشَجوِهِ
أَوor مَنزلa dwelling يَتَرَنَمsings
أَو مَنزل يَتَرَنَم
by a bird lamenting its sorrow,
or a dwelling singing.
ياO مَنyou who يُريدseeks بِهَجرِهِthrough his desertion
يا مَن يُريد بِهَجرِهِ
تَلفيmy ruin تَعيشmay you live وَتَسلمand stay safe
تَلفي تَعيش وَتَسلم
O you who seek, by forsaking me,
my ruin—may you live and be safe!
الوَصلunion مِنكَfrom you مُحرمforbidden
الوَصل مِنكَ مُحرم
وَالصَبرand patience عَنكَwithout you مذممblameworthy
وَالصَبر عَنكَ مذمم
Union with you is forbidden,
and patience without you is blameworthy.
وَالظَرفand charm فيكَin you مَجمَعgathered
وَالظَرف فيكَ مَجمَع
وَالحُسنand beauty مِنكَfrom you مقسمapportioned
وَالحُسن مِنكَ مقسم
And charm is gathered in you,
and beauty is apportioned from you.
لاnot يَنصرaids الهمانthe distraught lover فيكَin loving you
لا يَنصر الهمان فيكَ
سِوىexcept دُموعtears تَسجمflow freely
سِوى دُموع تَسجم
Nothing aids the lover distraught for you
save tears that stream.
وَيَضلُّand is lost فيamid آياتthe signs of حُسنَكyour beauty
وَيَضلُّ في آيات حُسنَك
عَقلُهُhis mind المتوسمdiscerning
عَقلُهُ المتوسم
And lost amid the signs of your beauty
is his discerning mind.
مَنwho ذاis it that يُشاهدbeholds فِتنةthe enchantment of الthe
مَن ذا يُشاهد فِتنة ال
حَرَكاتmovements مِنكَfrom you ويَسلَمand escapes unharmed
حَرَكات مِنكَ ويَسلَم
Who can behold the enchantment of
your movements and escape unharmed?
أَمor مَنwho يَرىsees ذُليmy abasement لَدَيbefore
أَم مَن يَرى ذُلي لَدَي
كyou وَلاand not يَرقُّsoftens وَيَرحَمand shows mercy
ك وَلا يَرقُّ وَيَرحَم
Or who can see my abasement before you
and not soften and show mercy?
لَجَّhas persisted السقامthe sickness وَكُلُand every شَيءٍthing
لَجَّ السقام وَكُلُ شَيءٍ
حينَwhen تَعرضyou turn away يولمcauses pain
حينَ تَعرض يولم
The sickness persists, and everything,
when you turn away, causes pain.
سَلمتI surrendered لِلرَحمَنto the All-Merciful أَمmy affairs (word continues)
سَلمت لِلرَحمَن أَم
ريcompletion of 'my affairs' وَالمُحبand the lover مُسلمone who submits
ري وَالمُحب مُسلم
I have entrusted my affairs to the All-Merciful;
and the lover submits.