يانسيمO breeze الصّباthe east wind تحمّلcarry سلاميmy greetings
يانسيم الصّبا تحمّل سلامي
نحوtoward منher who مُهجتيmy soul بهاby her مملوكهenslaved
نحو من مُهجتي بها مملوكه
O east breeze, carry my greetings
O breeze of the dawn, carry my greetings
Toward her who holds my soul in bondage.
To the one my heart belongs to though enslaved
ذاتpossessing دلّcoquetry خودyoung beauty رداحfull-figured تبدّتshe appeared
ذات دلّ خود رداح تبدّت
منfrom نُضارpure gold أوor فضّةsilver مسبوكهcast
من نُضار أو فضّة مسبوكه
A coquettish, full-figured young beauty, she appeared,
A tender-hearted beauty appeared
Cast from pure gold or silver.
As if molded from radiant silver or gold
بينbetween أوتارstrings عُودهاher lute وسهامand arrows
بين أوتار عُودها وسهام
حينwhen ترنُوshe gazes دماblood الورىhumankind مسفوكهshed
حين ترنُو دما الورى مسفوكه
Between her lute’s strings and arrows,
Between the strings of her lute and arrows
When she gazes, humankind’s blood is shed.
When she aims, blood of mankind is shed
لوif ملوكthe kings الهوىof passion دعتsummoned كلّevery حبّlover
لو ملوك الهوى دعت كلّ حبّ
للهوىto passion ماnot أطعتُI obeyed إلاexcept مُلوكهMulūka (a name echoing ‘its kings’)
للهوى ما أطعتُ إلا مُلوكه
If the kings of passion summoned every lover
If the kings of love called every love
To passion, I would obey none but Mulūka.
To love, I would obey only its queen
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