كمhow many رأيناwe have seen برامةَat Rāma
كم رأينا برامةَ
منof طلولٍtraces of deserted dwellings ودارسِand effaced remains
من طلولٍ ودارسِ
How often have we seen at Rāma
How many we have seen of pride
traces of dwellings and effaced remains!
Among the youths and students
ماnot رأيناwe have seen منany غادةٍa graceful maiden
ما رأينا من غادةٍ
فيamong الجواريthe young women الأوانسthe charming ones
في الجواري الأوانس
We have seen no graceful maiden
We have not seen among maidens
among the charming young women
Among the charming fair ones
مثلَlike لبنىLubnā إذاwhen أقبلتshe approached
مثلَ لبنى إذا أقبلت
نحوناtoward us منfrom غدامسGhadames
نحونا من غدامس
like Lubnā, when she came
Like Labna when she came
toward us from Ghadames.
Towards us from behind the dunes
خِلتُهاI thought her حينwhen أقبلتshe approached
خِلتُها حين أقبلت
قطعةًa fragment منof جنادسpitch-dark nights
قطعةً من جنادس
I thought her, as she approached,
Her entourage when she came
a fragment of deepest night—
Was a piece of the churches
صورةًan image ماnot أرىI see لهاfor her
صورةً ما أرى لها
صورةًa likeness فيin الكنائسthe churches
صورةً في الكنائس
an image for which I see no
An image that I do not see for it
likeness in the churches.
An image in the churches
إنماonly حرَّكstirred الهوىlove
إنما حرَّك الهوى
اهتزازringing النواقسthe bells
اهتزاز النواقس
Love was stirred only
It is only passion that moved
by the ringing of the bells.
The vibration of the bells
قلتُI said مَنwho أنتyou إننيindeed I
قلتُ مَن أنت إنني
خالطتنيbeset me وساوسيmy misgivings
خالطتني وساوسي
I said, 'Who are you? Indeed, I
I said who are you, I
have been beset by my misgivings.'
Am confused in my thoughts
قالتshe said أعلمknow بأننيthat I
قالت أعلم بأنني
منamong حِسانthe beauties الفرادسthe paradises
من حِسان الفرادس
She said, 'Know that I
She said, know that I am
am among the beauties of the paradises.
From the beautiful paradises
لستُI am not إنساًhuman لكننيbut I
لستُ إنساً لكنني
مظهرa manifestation للنوامسof the sacred laws
مظهر للنوامس
I am not human, but I am
I am not human, but I am
a manifestation of the sacred laws.
An apparition of the genies
وأنيسيand my intimate الذيwhom أراI see
وأنيسي الذي أرا
هhim (attached pronoun) أنيسيmy intimate مجالسيmy companion at gatherings
ه أنيسي مجالسي
And my intimate, whom I see,
And my companion that I see
is my intimate, my companion at gatherings,
Is my companion, my sitting companion
ظاهرmanifest أويقunclear in the supplied text تحتهbeneath him
ظاهر أويق تحته
فيin صدورthe foremost places المجالسthe gatherings
في صدور المجالس
manifest—[unclear word]—beneath him,
He appears, a loving gazelle beneath
in the foremost seats of gatherings.
In the breasts of the sittings
أناI منof كلِّevery زينةadornment
أنا من كلِّ زينة
رقمتwas embroidered فيupon الملابسthe garments
رقمت في الملابس
I am part of every adornment
I am from all beauty
embroidered upon garments.
Symbolized in the clothes
ماnot يرىsees حسنthe beauty زينتيmy adornment
ما يرى حسن زينتي
منكمamong you غيرother than لابسa wearer
منكم غير لابس
No one sees the beauty of my adornment
None of you see the beauty of my adornment
among you but one who wears it.'
Except the wearer
أناI منthrough حبهاlove of her كماas
أنا من حبها كما
قيلwas said فيin حربthe war داحسDāḥis
قيل في حرب داحس
Through love of her, I am as
I am of her love as was said
was said in the war of Dāḥis.
In the war of Dahis
قلتُI said منيshow favor علىto فتىa youth
قلتُ مني على فتى
طامعٍhopeful فيكfor you آيسdespairing
طامعٍ فيك آيس
I said, 'Show favor to a youth
I said, I am over a young man
who hopes for you, yet despairs.'
Greedy for you, disappointed
قالتshe said أعلمknow بأنهthat he
قالت أعلم بأنه
فيin الهوىlove غيرُnot سائسa master
في الهوى غيرُ سائس
She said, 'Know that he
She said, know that he is
is no master in love;
In passion, not unwise
ودليليand my proof إظهارُهhis revealing
ودليلي إظهارُه
ماwhat بهis in him منof وساوسmisgivings
ما به من وساوس
and my proof is his revealing
And my proof is his displaying
the misgivings within him.'
What he has of obsessions