فُتورُ الجُفونِ وَإِمراضُها

فُتورُ الجُفونِ وَإِمراضُها

نُبُوُّ الجُنوبِ وَإِقضاضُها

نُبُوُّ الجُنوبِ وَإِقضاضُها

The languor of eyelids and the sickness they cause;

The languor of the eyelids and their ailments

the restlessness of sides and their aching.

The winds of the south and their calamities

وَكَم سَهَرٍ في الهَوى هاجَهُ

وَكَم سَهَرٍ في الهَوى هاجَهُ

صُدودُ الغَواني وَإِعراضُها

صُدودُ الغَواني وَإِعراضُها

And how much sleeplessness in love has been stirred

And how much vigil for love has stirred him

by beauties’ shunning and their turning away!

The aloofness of the gazelles and their aversion

وَبيضاءَ يُؤيسُ هِجرانُها

وَبيضاءَ يُؤيسُ هِجرانُها

وَيُطمَعُ في الوَصلِ إيماضُها

وَيُطمَعُ في الوَصلِ إيماضُها

And a fair-skinned woman whose desertion brings despair,

And a white one whose separation brings despair

yet whose flashes kindle hope of union.

And whose glance kindles hope for reunion

تَراءَت فَأُثبِتَ عَن لَحظِها

تَراءَت فَأُثبِتَ عَن لَحظِها

عَليلُ الجَوانِحِ مُنهاضُها

عَليلُ الجَوانِحِ مُنهاضُها

She appeared, and by her glance was laid low

She appeared and I affirmed from her glance

a heart-sick man, his ribs shattered.

The heartsick, aroused from their torpor

أَإِسحاقُ تَفديكَ مِن ماجِدٍ

أَإِسحاقُ تَفديكَ مِن ماجِدٍ

مُناسِبُ طَيٍّ وَأَعراضُها

مُناسِبُ طَيٍّ وَأَعراضُها

O Ishaq, noble man, may your ransom be

Will Isaac ransom you from the noble Majid

the lineages of Tayy and its honor.

Whose nature matches and whose pride averts

وَهُنّيتَ تَكرُمَةً ساقَها

وَهُنّيتَ تَكرُمَةً ساقَها

إِلَيكَ نَدي الكَفِّ فَيّاضُها

إِلَيكَ نَدي الكَفِّ فَيّاضُها

And may you be congratulated on an honor brought

You were honored by a gift she extended

to you by one with a generous, overflowing hand.

To you, the palm of a hand white like a flag

سَرابيلُ أَزهَرَ أَصفاكَها

سَرابيلُ أَزهَرَ أَصفاكَها

رَقيقُ السَرابيلِ فَضفاضُها

رَقيقُ السَرابيلِ فَضفاضُها

Robes of a radiant man, bestowed especially on you

Her pants of bright azure colors

by one whose robes are fine and ample.

Of delicate, billowing fabric

تَدُلُّ عَلى زُلفَةٍ عِندَهُ

تَدُلُّ عَلى زُلفَةٍ عِندَهُ

يُعاضُ الرَغائِبَ مُعتاضُها

يُعاضُ الرَغائِبَ مُعتاضُها

They signify a place of favor with him;

They hint at an intimacy with one

whoever gains it is rewarded with coveted gifts.

Who finds the yearnings of lovers a burden

فَلا زِلتَ تَرمي إِلى أَنعُمٍ

فَلا زِلتَ تَرمي إِلى أَنعُمٍ

تُبِذُّ سِهامَكَ أَغراضُها

تُبِذُّ سِهامَكَ أَغراضُها

So may you never cease aiming for blessings

So you continued to aim for the most blissful

whose targets outstrip your arrows.

While your arrows flew wide of their marks