ألاif not تكنyou have been فيin الهوىlove أرويتyou quenched thirst منfrom ظماءٍthirst
ألا تكن في الهوى أرويت من ظماءٍ
ولاnor فككتyou freed منfrom الأغلالthe shackles مأسوراa captive
ولا فككت من الأغلال مأسورا
Have you not, in love, given drink to one of the thirsty,
If you have not, in love, quenched a thirst,
nor freed from fetters one held captive?
nor freed a captive from his shackles,
لقدindeed ذللتI humbled myself علىon account of محضpure الهوىlove لكto you لاnot
لقد ذللت على محض الهوى لك لا
لأجلfor the sake of ماwhat كانwas مرجوّاًhoped for ومدخوراand held in reserve
لأجل ما كان مرجوّاً ومدخورا
Surely I humbled myself to you for love alone—not
I have indeed humbled myself to you out of pure love, not
for anything that might be hoped for or laid in store.
for the sake of anything hoped for and held in store.
فحسبso enough نفسيmy soul عناًanguish علميmy knowledge بموضعهاof its place
فحسب نفسي عناً علمي بموضعها
منin الهوىlove حسبenough أنthat كنتI have been معذوراexcused
من الهوى حسب أن كنت معذورا
Suffering enough for my soul is knowing its place
So my knowledge of its place is anguish enough for my soul
in love—enough, even were I held excused.
in love—enough that I stand excused.
فأينso where أذهبI go بلrather ماذاwhat أريدI want منfrom الthe
فأين أذهب بل ماذا أريد من ال
أيامdays أرويI recount عليهاagainst them الإفكslander الزوراfalse
أيام أروي عليها الإفك الزورا
Where can I go? Rather, what do I seek from the
Where, then, shall I go? Rather, what do I want from the
days, while I lay slanderous falsehood upon them?
days, telling slanderous lies against them?
وأنتand you ذاكthat وقلبيand my heart ذاthis الذيwhich ملكتhas possessed
وأنت ذاك وقلبي ذا الذي ملكت
هواهits love نفسكyour soul إكراهاًby compulsion وتخييراand by choice
هواه نفسك إكراهاً وتخييرا
You are that one; and this heart of mine, whose passion
And you are as you are, and this is my heart, whose
your soul has possessed, by compulsion and by choice—
love your soul has claimed, through compulsion and choice,
ميلاًinclination إليهاtoward it لهbelonging to it منfrom دونwithout مألكةa message
ميلاً إليها له من دون مألكة
فلستso I do not أنساهforget it موصولاًunited ومهجوراand forsaken
فلست أنساه موصولاً ومهجورا
an inclination of its own toward her, without any sovereignty—
through its own inclination toward yours, without a message;
I cannot forget it, lonely and forsaken.
so I do not forget it, whether united or forsaken.
إنيindeed I وغلةand the burning thirst نفسيmy soul فيكfor you قائمةenduring
إني وغلة نفسي فيك قائمة
لمhas not تلقencountered مذsince ألفتكgrew fond of you النفسthe soul تغييراchange
لم تلق مذ ألفتك النفس تغييرا
Truly, my soul’s burning thirst for you endures;
Truly, while my soul's burning thirst for you endures,
since it grew intimate with you, the soul has known no change.
my soul has known no change since it grew fond of you.
لمdid not يهوكlove you القلبthe heart إنif أظهرتyou showed أنتyou yourself لهto it
لم يهوك القلب إن أظهرت أنت له
براًkindness فيسلاكso it would forget you إذاwhen أظهرتyou showed تقصيراneglect
براً فيسلاك إذا أظهرت تقصيرا
My heart did not love you on condition that you show it
The heart did not love you on condition that you showed it
kindness, so it would forget you whenever you showed neglect.
kindness, only to forget you when you showed neglect.
ولمnor يكنwas it باختيارby choice ليof mine فأتركهso I could abandon it
ولم يكن باختيار لي فأتركه
ولاnor اضطرارٍcompulsion أتاهcame to it القلبthe heart مقهوراcoerced
ولا اضطرارٍ أتاه القلب مقهورا
Nor was it mine by my own choosing, that I might abandon it;
Nor was it a choice of mine, that I could abandon it,
nor did the heart come to it by compulsion, overpowered.
nor a compulsion the heart entered under duress.
لكنهbut it منamong أمورthe workings of اللَهGod ممتنعٌinexpressible
لكنه من أمور اللَه ممتنعٌ
فيin الوصفdescription قدرهordained it الرحمانthe All-Merciful تقديراordainment
في الوصف قدره الرحمان تقديرا
Rather, it is among God’s affairs, beyond
But it is one of God's workings, beyond
description; the All-Merciful ordained it by decree.
description; the All-Merciful ordained it by decree.
لنwill not يضبطcontrol العقلreason إلاexcept ماwhat يدبرهdirects it
لن يضبط العقل إلا ما يدبره
ولنand will not ترىyou see فيin الهوىlove بالعقلthrough reason تدبيراcontrol
ولن ترى في الهوى بالعقل تدبيرا
Reason can master only what it can govern,
Reason will master only what it directs,
and in love you will find no governance by reason.
and in love you will find no control through reason.
كنbe محسناًkind أوor مسيئاًunkind وأبقand remain ليfor me أبداًforever
كن محسناً أو مسيئاً وأبق لي أبداً
تكنyou will be لديto me علىin الحالينboth cases مشكوراthanked
تكن لدي على الحالين مشكورا
Be kind or cruel, but remain mine forever;
Be kind or unkind, and remain mine forever;
in either case, you will have my gratitude.
you will have my gratitude in either case.