دَخَلتُI entered عَلىupon اِبنِson of الشَهرزوريِّal-Shahrazuri لَيلَةًone night
دَخَلتُ عَلى اِبنِ الشَهرزوريِّ لَيلَةً
وَقَدand already أُغلِقَتwere shut دونَbarring access to الوَزيرِthe vizier المَغالِقُthe locks
وَقَد أُغلِقَت دونَ الوَزيرِ المَغالِقُ
I entered upon Ibn al-Shahrazuri one night,
I entered upon Ibn al-Shahrazuri one night,
with the locks already shut against access to the vizier.
with the locks already shut, barring access to the vizier.
فَعايَنتُهُthen I saw him وَلهانَlovesick يَرطلُhe fondles فَيشَةًa glans (penis-head)
فَعايَنتُهُ وَلهانَ يَرطلُ فَيشَةً
وَيُنشدُهاand he recites to it وَالخَدُّand the cheek بِالدَمعِwith tears غارِقُdrenched
وَيُنشدُها وَالخَدُّ بِالدَمعِ غارِقُ
I beheld him, love-distraught, bedding Faysha,
Then I saw him, lovesick, fondling a glans,
and reciting to her, his cheek awash with tears:
and reciting to it, his cheek drenched in tears:
وَماذاand what عَسىmight الواشونَthe tale-bearers أَنto يَتَحَدَّثواthey say
وَماذا عَسى الواشونَ أَن يَتَحَدَّثوا
سِوىexcept أَنthat يَقولواthey say إِنَّنيindeed I لَكِfor you عاشِقُin love
سِوى أَن يَقولوا إِنَّني لَكِ عاشِقُ
“What could the talebearers possibly report
And what could the tale-bearers say,
except that they say I am in love with you?
except that I am in love with you?
نَعَمyes صدقَspoke truly الواشونَthe tale-bearers أَنتَyou حَبيبَةٌbeloved
نَعَم صدقَ الواشونَ أَنتَ حَبيبَةٌ
إِلَيَّto me وَإِنand even if لَمnot تَصفُbe pure مِنكِfrom you الخَلائِقُthe character traits
إِلَيَّ وَإِن لَم تَصفُ مِنكِ الخَلائِقُ
Yes, the talebearers spoke true: you are my beloved,
Yes, the tale-bearers spoke truly: you are beloved
dear to me, though your disposition toward me is not sincere.”
to me, though your character is not unblemished.
