هَذاthis فُؤاديmy heart أَحصدتهmowed it down الأَسهمthe arrows
هَذا فُؤادي أَحصدته الأَسهم
مَنwho ذاis it يَرىsees تِلكَthose الجُفونeyelids وَيَسلَمُand remains unharmed
مَن ذا يَرى تِلكَ الجُفون وَيَسلَمُ
Here is my heart, mown down by arrows.
This is my heart, pierced by arrows,
This is my heart, harvested by arrows; who could behold those eyelids and remain unscathed?
Who can see those eyelids and remain unharmed?
Who can see those eyelids and stay sane?
O radiant brow, in whose favor Beauty ruled against the morning sun—and judged rightly in its decree,
ياO غُرَّةًradiant beauty حكمhas judged الجَمالُBeauty لَهاin her favor عَلىover
يا غُرَّةً حكم الجَمالُ لَها عَلى
شَمسsun الضُحىthe midmorning وَأَصابَand was right فيماin what يَحكمُit judges
شَمس الضُحى وَأَصابَ فيما يَحكمُ
O radiant beauty, whom Beauty has judged superior to
O you whose beauty outshines
Her neck and glances mimic the young wild gazelles, though she stands far above the creature world,
the midmorning sun—and rightly has it judged.
The radiant dawn, rightly so it seems.
It is as if her stature and the melody of her voice were a bough upon which a nightingale sings,
يَحكيresembles الجَآذِرَyoung wild oxen جيدُهاher neck وَلِحاظهاand her glances
يَحكي الجَآذِرَ جيدُها وَلِحاظها
هَيهاتfar from it! دونَbelow العالمthe learned one المُتَعلِّمُthe learner
هَيهات دونَ العالم المُتَعلِّمُ
Her neck and glances resemble those of young wild oxen—
Your graceful neck and glance, so they say,
The carefree soul becomes a lover when he sees her, for love is awakened by languid, dreamy eyes.
Far from it! The pupil falls short of the master.
Are beyond what scholars can convey.
وَكأنَّand as though قامَتَهاher stature وَنَغمةand the melody لَفظهاher speech
وَكأنَّ قامَتَها وَنَغمة لَفظها
غُصنٌa branch عَلَيهِupon it بُلبلa nightingale يَتَرَنَّمُsings melodiously
غُصنٌ عَلَيهِ بُلبل يَتَرَنَّمُ
And her stature and the melody of her speech are like
Your stature and voice, it does seem,
a branch upon which a nightingale sings.
Are like a branch where a nightingale sings.
يُضحيbecomes الخَلِيُّone free of love إِذاwhen رَآهاhe sees her عاشِقاًa lover
يُضحي الخَلِيُّ إِذا رَآها عاشِقاً
وَالعِشقand love توقِظُهawaken it اللِحاظthe glances النُوَّمُslumbering
وَالعِشق توقِظُه اللِحاظ النُوَّمُ
One free of love becomes a lover when he sees her,
When seen, even ascetics become enamored,
and love is awakened by slumbering glances.
And sleepy eyes by your glance awaken.
Partial English translation: 5 of 10 Arabic lines translated.