أَراكُarak tree الحِمَىthe protected pasture لَمّاwhen شَدتْهُsang to it السَّواجِعُthe songbirds
أَراكُ الحِمَى لَمّا شَدتْهُ السَّواجِعُ
تَثَنَّىswayed كَماas though هَبَّتْblew عليهupon it الزُّعازِعُthe fierce winds
تَثَنَّى كَما هَبَّتْ عليه الزُّعازِعُ
The arak tree of the protected pasture, when the songbirds sang to it,
swayed as though fierce winds had blown upon it.
فأَطْرَبَهُso it delighted him مِنْfrom شَدْوِهَاits song لَحْنُthe melody سَاجِعٍof a singing bird
فأَطْرَبَهُ مِنْ شَدْوِهَا لَحْنُ سَاجِعٍ
يَنُوحُmourns عَلىfor أَحْبابِهِits loved ones فَهْوَand it is سَاجِعُa singing bird
يَنُوحُ عَلى أَحْبابِهِ فَهْوَ سَاجِعُ
The melody of a singing bird delighted it with its song;
the bird mourns its loved ones, yet still sings.
فَسِرُّso the secret الهَوَىof passion لِلصَّبِّfor the lovesick one بِالدَّمْعِthrough tears ذائعٌrevealed
فَسِرُّ الهَوَى لِلصَّبِّ بِالدَّمْعِ ذائعٌ
كَمَاjust as قَلْبُهُhis heart بَيْنَamong المحامِلِthe traveling litters ضَائِعُlost
كَمَا قَلْبُهُ بَيْنَ المحامِلِ ضَائِعُ
So the lover’s secret passion is betrayed by tears,
just as his heart is lost among the traveling litters.
علىthough أَنّthat أيّامَthe days الوِصَالِof union وَدائِعٌthings held in trust
على أَنّ أيّامَ الوِصَالِ وَدائِعٌ
وَلاand there بُدَّmust be يَوْماًone day أَنْthat تُرَدَّbe returned الوَدائِعُthe entrusted things
وَلا بُدَّ يَوْماً أَنْ تُرَدَّ الوَدائِعُ
Yet the days of union are things held in trust,
and one day all such trusts must be returned.
وَلَيْلٍand a night جَلاrevealed فيهduring it الطَّلاthe wine أَنْجُمthe stars الطِلاof the young gazelles
وَلَيْلٍ جَلا فيه الطَّلا أَنْجُم الطِلا
وَهُنَّand they أُفُولٌsetting بَيْنَناamong us وَطَوالِعُand rising
وَهُنَّ أُفُولٌ بَيْنَنا وَطَوالِعُ
One night, wine revealed the stars of the young gazelles,
and among us those stars were setting and rising.
وَقَدْand already غَابَwas absent وَاشِيناour talebearer وَنامَand slept رَقِيبُناour watcher
وَقَدْ غَابَ وَاشِينا وَنامَ رَقِيبُنا
وَقَدْand indeed صَدَقَتْنَاpromised us truly بِاللّقاءِa meeting المَطالِعُthe rising stars
وَقَدْ صَدَقَتْنَا بِاللّقاءِ المَطالِعُ
Our talebearer was gone, and our watcher slept;
the rising stars had truly promised us a meeting.
وَنَحْنُand we سُجُودٌbowing فيin جَوامِعsanctuaries لَذَّةٍof delight
وَنَحْنُ سُجُودٌ في جَوامِع لَذَّةٍ
مِنَfrom الأُنْسِintimacy والإْبرِيقُand the ewer لِلكَأْسِtoward the cup رَاكِعُbowing
مِنَ الأُنْسِ والإْبرِيقُ لِلكَأْسِ رَاكِعُ
We bowed in the sanctuaries of delight
born of intimacy, while the ewer bowed toward the cup.
وَطَرْفِand the steed الصّباof the east wind فيin حَلبَةِthe racecourse الرَوضِof the meadow راكضٌracing
وَطَرْفِ الصّبا في حَلبَةِ الرَوضِ راكضٌ
وَطَرْفand the eye النَّدىof dew فيon وَجْنَةِthe cheek الوَرْدِof the rose دَامِعُweeping
وَطَرْف النَّدى في وَجْنَةِ الوَرْدِ دَامِعُ
The steed of the east wind raced through the meadow’s course,
and the eye of dew wept on the rose’s cheek,
إلىuntil أَنْthat تَجَلَّىappeared صُبْحُهits dawn فَكَأَنَّهُand it was as though
إلى أَنْ تَجَلَّى صُبْحُه فَكَأَنَّهُ
وُجُوهُfaces العَذَارىof maidens أَبْرَزَتْهَاbrought them into view البَراقِعُthe veils
وُجُوهُ العَذَارى أَبْرَزَتْهَا البَراقِعُ
until its dawn appeared, as though it were
maidens’ faces brought into view by their veils.
فَودَّعناso we said farewell لاnot عَنْfrom مَلَالٍweariness وَلَاnor قِلىًhatred
فَودَّعنا لا عَنْ مَلَالٍ وَلَا قِلىً
وقُلناand we said دَنَاdrew near التَّفْرِيقُseparation وَالشَّمْلُwhile the company جَامِعُwas together
وقُلنا دَنَا التَّفْرِيقُ وَالشَّمْلُ جَامِعُ
We said farewell without weariness or hatred,
and said: separation draws near while we are still together.
Translation model: Sol 6