بعدafter صفوthe serenity of الهوىlove وطيبand the sweetness of الوفاقaccord
بعد صفو الهوى وطيب الوفاق
عزbecame scarce حتىeven السلامa greeting عندat التلاقيmeeting one another
عز حتى السلام عند التلاقي
After love's serenity and the sweetness of accord,
After the purity of love and the goodness of harmony
Even a greeting grew rare when we met.
Honor, even greeting, at the meeting
ياO معافىunafflicted منby داءthe sickness of قلبيmy heart وحزنيand my sorrow
يا معافى من داء قلبي وحزني
وسليماًand unscathed منby حرقتيmy burning anguish واشتياقيand my longing!
وسليماً من حرقتي واشتياقي!
O you free of my heart's sickness and my sorrow,
O you who are safe from the sickness of my heart and my sorrow
And unscathed by my burning anguish and longing!
And secure from my burning and longing!
هلdid...? تمثلتyou perceived ثورةthe revolt of اليأسdespair فيin وجهيmy face
هل تمثلت ثورة اليأس في وجهي
وهولand the horror of الشقاءةmisery فيin إطراقيmy lowering my gaze؟
وهول الشقاءة في إطراقي؟
Did you perceive despair's revolt in my face
Did the revolution of despair appear on my face
And the horror of misery in my downcast gaze?
And the horror of misery in my frown?
أيwhich سهمarrow بهwith it اخترقتyou pierced فؤاديmy heart
أي سهم به اخترقت فؤادي
حينwhen سددتهاyou aimed it إلىinto أعماقيmy depths؟
حين سددتها إلى أعماقي؟
With what arrow did you pierce my heart
What arrow with which you pierced my heart
When you aimed it into my depths?
When you aimed at my depths?
مسرعاًhurrying فيin المسيرwalking، تنتهبyou devour الخطـوthe steps،
مسرعاً في المسير، تنتهب الخطـو،
فهلso, were...? كنتyou were مشفقاًafraid منof لحاقيmy catching up؟
فهل كنت مشفقاً من لحاقي؟
Hurrying on your way, devouring your steps,
Hastening on the path, robbing steps
So, were you afraid I would catch up with you?
Were you sparing so I'd catch up?
إذas تهاديتyou glided along مبدلاًreplacing نظرةa look of العطـtenderness (beginning)
إذ تهاديت مبدلاً نظرة العطـ
ـفcompletion of 'tenderness' بأخرىwith another قليلةscant in الأشواقlonging
ـف بأخرى قليلة الأشواق
As you glided along, replacing a look of
When you turned, changing a glance of kindness
Tenderness with another scant in longing,
To another with little longing
وتهيأتand you prepared للسلامto greet، ولمand did not تفـyou do (beginning)
وتهيأت للسلام، ولم تفـ
ـعلcompletion of 'do'، فأغريتso you stirred فضولthe curiosity of رفاقيmy companions
ـعل، فأغريت فضول رفاقي
And you readied yourself to greet me, yet did not
And prepared to greet, but didn't
Do so, thus stirring my companions' curiosity.
Inciting the curiosity of my friends
هبكsuppose you أهملتyou neglected واجبيwhat is due me، صلفاًout of arrogance منـfrom
هبك أهملت واجبي، صلفاً منـ
ـكyou، فماthen what ذنبfault واجبthe duty of الأخلاقgood manners؟
ـك، فما ذنب واجب الأخلاق؟
Grant that you neglected what you owed me, out of arrogance on your
Distracted by you I neglected my duty, arrogantly
Part—what fault lay in the duty of good manners?
What is the fault of the duty of morals?
واعترىand overtook قلبكyour heart الملالweariness، فأعرضـso turned away (beginning)
واعترى قلبك الملال، فأعرضـ
ـتyou (verb ending)، فهلاthen why not انتظرتyou waited يومthe day of الفراقparting؟
ـت، فهلا انتظرت يوم الفراق؟
And weariness overtook your heart, so you turned
Boredom overcame your heart, so you turned away
Away—why not wait until the day of parting?
Why not wait for the day we part?
لاnot أداجيكI flatter you insincerely، والكرامةand dignity معنىa principle
لا أداجيك، والكرامة معنى
تتجلىis revealed فيin صحةthe integrity of الميثاقthe pledge
تتجلى في صحة الميثاق
I will not flatter you; dignity is a principle
I won't reproach you, honor is a meaning
Revealed in the integrity of the pledge.
That appears in the soundness of the pact
قدmay يطاقbe endured الصدودrejection، يوجبهprompts it الذنـan offense (beginning)
قد يطاق الصدود، يوجبه الذنـ
ـبcompletion of 'offense'، وصدand rejection from الملالweariness غيرnot مطاقbearable
ـب، وصد الملال غير مطاق
Rejection may be borne when prompted by
Repulsion can be borne, sin calls for it
An offense; but rejection born of weariness is unbearable.
But boredom's repulsion cannot be borne
سطوةthe sway of الحسنbeauty حلّلتmade lawful لكfor you ماwhat كاwas (beginning)
سطوة الحسن حلّلت لك ما كا
نcompletion of 'was' حراماًforbidden، فافتنso be inventive فيin إرهاقيtormenting me
ن حراماً، فافتن في إرهاقي
Beauty's sway made lawful for you what
The tyranny of beauty made lawful for you
Was forbidden—so be inventive in tormenting me.
What had been forbidden, so delight in my exhaustion
أنتyou حرfree، والحسنand beauty لاnot يعرفknows القيـfetters (beginning)
أنت حر، والحسن لا يعرف القيـ
ـدcompletion of 'fetters'، فصادرso confiscate حريتيmy freedom وانطلاقيand my free movement
ـد، فصادر حريتي وانطلاقي
You are free, and beauty knows no
You are free, and beauty knows no bond
Fetters—so confiscate my freedom and my liberty.
So you captured my freedom and release
لمnot (past negation) يكنbe باليسيرِeasy علىfor عَسْtyranny (beginning)
لم يكن باليسيرِ على عَسْ
فكَyour tyranny (completion) لوif أننيthat I طليقُfree of الوثاقbonds
فكَ لو أنني طليقُ الوثاق
It would not have been easy for your
It would not have been easy for your swiftness
Tyranny, had I been free of bonds.
If I were free of fetters