ياO منyou who إلىto مجدهhis glory انقطاعيmy exclusive devotion
يا من إلى مجده انقطاعي
ومنand you who بهthrough him أخصبتflourished رباعيmy dwellings
ومن به أخصبت رباعي
O you to whose glory I am wholly devoted,
O you whose glory I yearn for
And through whom my dwellings have flourished,
And through whom my quarters flourished
قدindeed زادincreased خوفيmy fear عليكfor you جداًgreatly
قد زاد خوفي عليك جداً
وعظمand grew grave الأمرthe matter فيin ارتياعيmy alarm
وعظم الأمر في ارتياعي
Indeed, my fear for you has greatly increased,
My fear for you has increased so much
And the matter has grown grave in my alarm.
And the matter is dire in my panic
فيin كلevery يومday سبعٌa beast of prey جديدٌnew
في كل يوم سبعٌ جديدٌ
ينفرrecoils منat ذكرهits mention استماعيmy hearing
ينفر من ذكره استماعي
Every day, a new beast of prey;
Every day brings seven more
My hearing recoils at its mention.
Whose mention makes my hearing recoil
تغدوyou go out إليهto it بلاwithout احتشامٍreserve
تغدو إليه بلا احتشامٍ
ولاand without انقباضٍshrinking back ولاand without امتناعholding off
ولا انقباضٍ ولا امتناع
You go out to it without reserve,
You head towards them without modesty
Without shrinking back or holding off.
Neither shrinking nor abstaining
وليسand is not قتلkilling السباعthe beasts of prey مماamong what يدركis achieved بالختلthrough guile والخداعand deception
وليس قتل السباع مما يدرك بالختل والخداع
فلاso do not تطرfly بعدهاafter that لسبعٍtoward a beast of prey
فلا تطر بعدها لسبعٍ
And killing beasts of prey is not achieved through guile and deception.
Killing beasts cannot be attained through tricks and cunning
So do not fly henceforth toward a beast of prey
So do not rush after them to a lion
مراسهcontending with it غيرnot مستطاعpossible
مراسه غير مستطاع
إنindeed صراعwrestling with السباعthe beasts of prey عنديin my view
إن صراع السباع عندي
With which it is impossible to contend.
Whose blow cannot be endured
Indeed, to me, wrestling with beasts of prey—
To me, wrestling beasts
حاشاكwith due respect to you ضربٌa kind منof الصداعheadache
حاشاك ضربٌ من الصداع
أعدلturn aside إلىto الكأسthe wine-cup والندامىand drinking companions
أعدل إلى الكأس والندامى
With due respect to you—is a kind of headache.
God forbid, is a kind of headache
Turn instead to the cup and drinking companions,
I return to the cup and the companion
والأكلand eating والشربand drinking والسماعand listening to music
والأكل والشرب والسماع
وأمردٍand a beardless youth جامعfulfilling لشرطfor the requirement of الthe
وأمردٍ جامع لشرط ال
And eating, drinking, and music,
And eating, drinking and listening
And a beardless youth who meets the requirements for
And a debauched gathering that meets the condition
عناقembracing والبوسand kissing والجماعand sexual intercourse
عناق والبوس والجماع
بلىyes, indeed أجعmake hungry ليfor me السباعthe beasts of prey واطرحand cast
بلى أجع لي السباع واطرح
Embracing, kissing, and intercourse.
Of hugging, kissing and intercourse
But yes—make the beasts hungry for me, and cast
Yes, the beasts tire me out so discard
خصميmy adversary فيinto بركةpool السباعthe beasts of prey
خصمي في بركة السباع
فإنfor indeed عيشيmy life فيin أنthat أراهI see him
فإن عيشي في أن أراه
My adversary into the beasts' pool,
My adversary to the hungry beasts
For my life lies in seeing him
For my life is to see him
بينamong سباعbeasts of prey الربىthe hills الجياعthe hungry
بين سباع الربى الجياع
Among the hungry beasts of the hills.
Among the hungry beasts of the wild