دونَكَهاtake it نَرجِسيَّةَnarcissus-like الجَسَدِthe body
دونَكَها نَرجِسيَّةَ الجَسَدِ
علىto أفانينِvaried strains مُسمِعٍa singer غَرِدِtuneful
على أفانينِ مُسمِعٍ غَرِدِ
Take it, narcissus-bodied,
Your narcissistic body
to the varied strains of a tuneful singer.
Sings atop receptive ears.
فقدfor indeed جَلاhas revealed النَّرجِسُthe narcissus الجَنِيُّfreshly picked لناto us
فقد جَلا النَّرجِسُ الجَنِيُّ لنا
عنfrom عِيشَةٍa life فيupon قُدومِهِits arrival رَغَدِeaseful
عن عِيشَةٍ في قُدومِهِ رَغَدِ
For freshly picked narcissus has revealed to us
The bright narcissus has revealed to us
a life of ease upon its arrival.
A life of ease in its coming.
يجمعُit unites ضِدَّيْنِtwo opposites قَلَّwas rare ماthat اجتَمَعاthey both met
يجمعُ ضِدَّيْنِ قَلَّ ما اجتَمَعا
منof لَهَبٍflame ساطعٍblazing ومنand of بَرَدِhail
من لَهَبٍ ساطعٍ ومن بَرَدِ
It unites two opposites that have seldom met:
It brings together two opposites, rarely joined -
blazing flame and hail.
Radiant flame and chill.
فهوso it كشُهْلِlike hazel-colored العيونِeyes منfrom كَثَبٍclose by
فهو كشُهْلِ العيونِ من كَثَبٍ
وهوand it كزُهْرِlike the radiant ones النُّجومِof the stars منfrom بُعُدِafar
وهو كزُهْرِ النُّجومِ من بُعُدِ
So it is like hazel eyes up close,
It is like the kohl in eyes from desire,
and it is like radiant stars from afar.
And like the bloom of stars from afar.
أَظُنُّI think نُجْلَwide العيونِeyes تَحسُدُهenvy it
أَظُنُّ نُجْلَ العيونِ تَحسُدُه
فَهْيَfor they مِراضٌsick منfrom شِدَّةِthe intensity الحَسَدِof envy
فَهْيَ مِراضٌ من شِدَّةِ الحَسَدِ
I think wide eyes envy it,
I think the kohl in eyes envies it -
for they are sick with intense envy.
A sickness from the intensity of envy.
قدindeed قُلتُI said إذwhen أنجدَreinforced الزَّمانُtime بهwith it
قد قُلتُ إذ أنجدَ الزَّمانُ به
كتائبَthe battalions اللَّهْوِof revelry غيرَnot مُتَّئِدِunhurried
كتائبَ اللَّهْوِ غيرَ مُتَّئِدِ
I said, when time reinforced with it
When time was in anguish, I said
the battalions of revelry, without delay:
Troops of desire, unwearied:
أهلاًwelcome بماto that which أمرضَhas sickened العيونَthe eyes فماfor—not
أهلاً بما أمرضَ العيونَ فما
تُفْرَقُare parted منfrom دائِهاtheir ailment مَدَىthroughout الأَبَدِeternity
تُفْرَقُ من دائِها مَدَى الأَبَدِ
Welcome to what has sickened the eyes, for they shall not
Hello to what sickened the eyes, so
be parted from their ailment for all eternity.
Its disease will never diminish for eternity.