ياO قُرَّةَdelight العَيْنِof the eye إنَّindeed العَينَthe eye تَهْوَاكِloves you
يا قُرَّةَ العَيْنِ إنَّ العَينَ تَهْوَاكِ
فَماfor ... not تَقَرُّfinds peace بِشَيءin anything غيرexcept مَرآكِthe sight of you
فَما تَقَرُّ بِشَيء غير مَرآكِ
O delight of the eye, the eye loves you.
O delight of my eye, truly the eye desires you
For it finds peace in nothing but the sight of you.
So it finds no peace in anything other than seeing you
للَّهِto God (expressing wonder) طرفَيَّmy two eyes أضحاboth have become لاnot يَشُوقُهماmakes them both yearn
للَّهِ طرفَيَّ أضحا لا يَشُوقُهما
إلاexcept سناكِyour radiance وإلاand except طيبَsweetness مغناكِyour abode
إلا سناكِ وإلا طيبَ مغناكِ
Wondrous, by God, are my two eyes; nothing now stirs their longing
By Allah, my glances have become unable to desire
but your radiance and the sweetness of your abode.
Anything but your brilliance and the fragrance of your singing
قَدindeed أخجلَhas shamed الشَّمسَthe sun أنَّthe fact that الشَّمسَthe sun غارِبَةٌsetting
قَد أخجلَ الشَّمسَ أنَّ الشَّمسَ غارِبَةٌ
وَمُذand since تَطَلَّعتِyou rose لمhas not يَغْرُبset مُحَيَّاكِyour face
وَمُذ تَطَلَّعتِ لم يَغْرُب مُحَيَّاكِ
The sun has been shamed by the fact that it sets,
The sun is ashamed that while the sun sets
while, since you rose, your face has never set.
Since you shone forth, your glow has not diminished
لاdo not تَبْرُزيappear لِيَbefore me فيin حَلْيjewelry وَفِيand in حُلَلِfine robes
لا تَبْرُزي لِيَ في حَلْي وَفِي حُلَلِ
فالحُسْنfor beauty غشّاكِhas clothed you مَاwhat وشَّىit embroidered وحلاكِand adorned you
فالحُسْن غشّاكِ مَا وشَّى وحلاكِ
Do not appear before me in jewelry and fine robes,
Do not come out to me in jewelry and fine garments
for beauty has clothed you in its embroidery and adorned you.
For beauty has covered you without need for adornment
ياO شُغْلَpreoccupation عَيْنيof my eye إِذاwhen لَمْdo not أخْشَI fear مِنْكِfrom you نَوىًseparation
يا شُغْلَ عَيْني إِذا لَمْ أخْشَ مِنْكِ نَوىً
وَشُغْلَand preoccupation قَلْبِيof my heart إِذاwhen لَمْdo not أرْجُI hope for لُقَيَاكِmeeting you
وَشُغْلَ قَلْبِي إِذا لَمْ أرْجُ لُقَيَاكِ
O you who occupy my eye when I fear no parting from you,
O occupation of my eye when I harbor no ill intentions toward you
and occupy my heart when I have no hope of meeting you.
And preoccupation of my heart when I hope for nothing but to meet you
لاnot تَسْتَطيعُcan حُمَيَّاintoxicating heat الكَرْمof the vine تُسكرنيintoxicate me
لا تَسْتَطيعُ حُمَيَّا الكَرْم تُسكرني
وقَدand already تَسَاقَطْتُI collapsed سكْراًin drunkenness مِنْfrom حميّاكِyour intoxicating heat
وقَد تَسَاقَطْتُ سكْراً مِنْ حميّاكِ
The vine's intoxicating heat cannot make me drunk,
The wine of generosity can not intoxicate me
for I have already collapsed, drunk on your intoxicating heat.
When I have fallen drunken merely from your fervor
سُمِّيتِyou were named بالحُسنِfor beauty لَمَّاsince أنthat خُصِصْتِyou were specially endowed بهwith it
سُمِّيتِ بالحُسنِ لَمَّا أن خُصِصْتِ به
فَطَابَقَso matched اسمُكِyour name ياO حَسْنَاHasna مُسَمَّاكِyour name's bearer
فَطَابَقَ اسمُكِ يا حَسْنَا مُسَمَّاكِ
You were named for beauty, since you were specially endowed with it;
You were named Beauty when you were distinguished by it
so your name, O Hasna, fits its bearer.
So your name suits you, O beautifully named one!
لاmay ... not وَاخَذَhold to account اللَّهGod إلاexcept مَنْwhoever يُعَنِّفُنيrebukes me
لا وَاخَذَ اللَّه إلا مَنْ يُعَنِّفُني
عَلَىfor هَوَاكِloving you اعتِداءunjustly وهْوَwhile he يَهْواكِloves you
عَلَى هَوَاكِ اعتِداء وهْوَ يَهْواكِ
May God call none to account but whoever rebukes me
None will take you from me but He who would punish me
unjustly for loving you, while he himself loves you.
For my passion, though He Himself inspired desire for you in me
أَخشاكِI fear you غَضْبَىangry كَماjust as أَرْجوكِI hope for you راضِيةًpleased
أَخشاكِ غَضْبَى كَما أَرْجوكِ راضِيةً
فكَمْso how often أرَجِّيكِI place my hopes in you ياO هَذيyou there (feminine) وأَخْشاكِand I fear you
فكَمْ أرَجِّيكِ يا هَذي وأَخْشاكِ
I fear you when you are angry, as I hope for you when you are pleased.
I fear your anger as I hope for your pleasure
How often I place my hopes in you, O you there, and fear you!
So how I hope for you, O this one, and fear you!
أبكِيI weep لِبَيْنِكِfor your parting إنْif آبَىrefuses الكَرَىsleep أسَفاًin sorrow
أبكِي لِبَيْنِكِ إنْ آبَى الكَرَى أسَفاً
ياO سُوءَgrievousness ماwhat كَلَّفتburdened عَينَيَّmy two eyes عَيْنَاكِyour two eyes
يا سُوءَ ما كَلَّفت عَينَيَّ عَيْنَاكِ
I weep in sorrow for your parting if sleep will not come;
I weep for our separation, should fate refuse
how cruel the burden your eyes have laid on mine!
Oh, how ill-fated are the eyes that gazed upon your eyes!
ماhow أعجبastonishing الدّهرtime يرْجوit hopes أنْto يُنَسِّيَنِيmake me forget
ما أعجب الدّهر يرْجو أنْ يُنَسِّيَنِي
هَوَاكِlove for you جَهلاًignorantly وَلاand not واللَّهِby God أَنْساكِI forget you
هَوَاكِ جَهلاً وَلا واللَّهِ أَنْساكِ
How strange is time, hoping to make me forget
How strange is time, hoping to make me forget
my love for you, in its ignorance! No, by God, I shall not forget you.
Your love in ignorance! No, by God, I will not forget you
وكَيفَand how أَنْسَىI forget عُهوداًtimes بالْحِمَىin the protected grounds سَلَفَتْhave passed
وكَيفَ أَنْسَى عُهوداً بالْحِمَى سَلَفَتْ
لاno صَبْرَpatience ليfor me عِندَat ذِكرَاهاthe memory of them وذِكراكِand the memory of you
لا صَبْرَ لي عِندَ ذِكرَاها وذِكراكِ
And how could I forget bygone times in the protected grounds?
How could I forget covenants made long ago?
I have no patience when I remember them and you.
I have no patience when they and you are remembered
وَكَمْand how many لَيَالٍnights قَطَعْنَاهاwe spent them بِكاظِمَةٍin Kazima
وَكَمْ لَيَالٍ قَطَعْنَاها بِكاظِمَةٍ
نَجْوَىwhispered confidences وشَكوَىand complaint بِماof what يَلْقَاهُhe endures it مُضْناكِyour love-wasted one
نَجْوَى وشَكوَى بِما يَلْقَاهُ مُضْناكِ
And how many nights we spent in Kazima,
And how many nights we spent concealing
in whispered talk and complaint of what your love-wasted one endures.
Our intimate conversation and lamentations for what distressed you
كَتَمتُI concealed مَسراكِyour night journey فِيهاduring them خَوفَfor fear of عَاذِلَةٍa reproachful woman
كَتَمتُ مَسراكِ فِيها خَوفَ عَاذِلَةٍ
وَعاذِلٍand a reproachful man فَأَذاعَbut revealed المِسْكُmusk مَسْراكِyour night journey
وَعاذِلٍ فَأَذاعَ المِسْكُ مَسْراكِ
I hid your night journey on those nights, fearing a reproachful woman,
I hid your secret then, fearing the slanderer
and a reproachful man; but musk revealed your night journey.
But musk itself broadcast your scent
غنّىsang الوِشاحُthe sash علىupon خصْرَيْكِboth sides of your waist مِنfrom طَرَبٍrapture
غنّى الوِشاحُ على خصْرَيْكِ مِن طَرَبٍ
فيهاduring them فَأصْغَىthen listened لِمَاto what عَنَّاكِtroubled you حِجْلاكِyour two anklets
فيها فَأصْغَى لِمَا عَنَّاكِ حِجْلاكِ
The sash sang upon your waist in rapture,
The sash sang out in rapture around your waist
on those nights; then your two anklets listened to what troubled you.
So it listened to the tale your anklets related
وَقَدand indeed عَفَفتُI remained chaste عَلىdespite حِرْصيmy eagerness بآيةِas proof of مَاwhat
وَقَد عَفَفتُ عَلى حِرْصي بآيةِ مَا
بَذَلْتِyou offered طَوْعاًwillingly فلَمyet did not أعرضْI present لهto it فَاكِyour mouth
بَذَلْتِ طَوْعاً فلَم أعرضْ له فَاكِ
And I remained chaste despite my longing, as proved by what
I restrained my eagerness out of reverence for your
you freely offered; yet I did not offer your mouth to my desire.
Free gift of favor, so I did not demand your kiss
واهاًah! لِهَيْمانfor a love-distraught man يَلْقَىhe faces الأُسْدَlions ضَاريَةًravening
واهاً لِهَيْمان يَلْقَى الأُسْدَ ضَاريَةً
يوْمَon the day of النِّزالcombat وَينْبُوyet he falters حِينَwhen يَلْقَاكِhe meets you
يوْمَ النِّزال وَينْبُو حِينَ يَلْقَاكِ
Ah, for a love-maddened man who faces ravening lions
Woe to one who meets the fierce lion in battle
on the day of combat, yet falters when he meets you!
Yet whimpers when he meets you!
شاكِيfully equipped with السِّلاحَweapons ويَشكوyet he complains منof مُحَجَّبَةٍa veiled woman
شاكِي السِّلاحَ ويَشكو من مُحَجَّبَةٍ
عزْلاءَunarmed فاعْجَبso marvel لِشَاكٍat an armed man قَدْindeed غَداhas become شاكِa complainer
عزْلاءَ فاعْجَب لِشَاكٍ قَدْ غَدا شاكِ
Fully armed, yet he complains of a veiled woman,
He complains of arms but complains of a veiled woman
unarmed! Marvel at an armed man who has become a complainer.
Secluded, so wonder at one who has become a complainer when he meets you!
غنّىsang الوِشاحُthe sash علىupon خصْرَيْكِboth sides of your waist مِنfrom طَرَبٍrapture
غنّى الوِشاحُ على خصْرَيْكِ مِن طَرَبٍ
فيهاduring them فَأصْغَىthen listened لِمَاto what عَنَّاكِtroubled you حِجْلاكِyour two anklets
فيها فَأصْغَى لِمَا عَنَّاكِ حِجْلاكِ
The sash sang upon your waist in rapture,
The sash sang out in rapture around your waist
on those nights; then your two anklets listened to what troubled you.
So it listened to the tale your anklets related
وَقَدand indeed عَفَفتُI remained chaste عَلىdespite حِرْصيmy eagerness بآيةِas proof of مَاwhat
وَقَد عَفَفتُ عَلى حِرْصي بآيةِ مَا
بَذَلْتِyou offered طَوْعاًwillingly فلَمyet did not أعرضْI present لهto it فَاكِyour mouth
بَذَلْتِ طَوْعاً فلَم أعرضْ له فَاكِ
And I remained chaste despite my longing, as proved by what
I restrained my eagerness out of reverence for your
you freely offered; yet I did not offer your mouth to my desire.
Free gift of favor, so I did not demand your kiss
واهاًah! لِهَيْمانfor a love-distraught man يَلْقَىhe faces الأُسْدَlions ضَاريَةًravening
واهاً لِهَيْمان يَلْقَى الأُسْدَ ضَاريَةً
يوْمَon the day of النِّزالcombat وَينْبُوyet he falters حِينَwhen يَلْقَاكِhe meets you
يوْمَ النِّزال وَينْبُو حِينَ يَلْقَاكِ
Ah, for a love-maddened man who faces ravening lions
Woe to one who meets the fierce lion in battle
on the day of combat, yet falters when he meets you!
Yet whimpers when he meets you!
شاكِيfully equipped with السِّلاحَweapons ويَشكوyet he complains منof مُحَجَّبَةٍa veiled woman
شاكِي السِّلاحَ ويَشكو من مُحَجَّبَةٍ
عزْلاءَunarmed فاعْجَبso marvel لِشَاكٍat an armed man قَدْindeed غَداhas become شاكِa complainer
عزْلاءَ فاعْجَب لِشَاكٍ قَدْ غَدا شاكِ
Fully armed, yet he complains of a veiled woman,
He complains of arms but complains of a veiled woman
unarmed! Marvel at an armed man who has become a complainer.
Secluded, so wonder at one who has become a complainer when he meets you!
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.