راعيwearer of الوشاحthe sash
راعي الوشاح
سَبانيhe captivated me عندماwhen لاحhe appeared
سَباني عندما لاح
The wearer of the sash—
The wearer of the sash
captivated me when he appeared.
Took me captive when he appeared.
ثغرهhis mouth الأقاحdaisy blossoms
ثغره الأقاح
وفيهand in it الشَهدhoney وَالراحand wine
وفيه الشَهد وَالراح
His smile is white daisies,
His mouth is daisy blossoms,
and within it are honey and wine.
And within it are honey and wine.
مخجلُputting to shame الرِماحthe spears
مخجلُ الرِماح
بقدّهwith his stature حينwhen يَرتاحhe sways in delight
بقدّه حين يَرتاح
He puts spears to shame
He puts the spears to shame
with his lithe figure when it sways at ease.
With his stature when he sways in delight.
ماno عليهupon him جناحblame
ما عليه جناح
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle حازَhe captures الأَرواحthe souls
إذا ما حازَ الأَرواح
No blame falls upon him
No blame rests upon him
when he takes possession of souls.
When he captures souls.
صائحjingling البَريمthe braided girdle
صائح البَريم
دَعونيleave me فيهfor him سأهيمI shall be lost in love
دَعوني فيه سأهيم
His braided sash-cord cries aloud.
He whose braided girdle jingles—
Leave me to him; I shall wander mad with love.
Leave me; I shall be lost in love for him.
لحظهhis gaze السَقيمlanguid
لحظه السَقيم
أَغارَmade jealous الظَبيthe gazelle وَالريمand the white gazelle
أَغارَ الظَبي وَالريم
His languid glance
His languid gaze
has made the gazelle and the white antelope jealous.
Made the gazelle and the white gazelle jealous.
كَمhow many شفىhealed سَليمa stricken one (literally, snake-bitten)
كَم شفى سَليم
لَمىdusky lip-color ريقهhis saliva بتسنيمwith Tasnim
لَمى ريقه بتسنيم
How many a snake-bitten one has he healed—
How many a stricken soul has been healed
dusky-lipped, his saliva like Tasnim!
By his dusky lips, with saliva like Tasnim.
فاِنثنىthen he turned وراحand departed
فاِنثنى وراح
يواصلhe keeps drinking راحwine of الأفراحjoys
يواصل راح الأفراح
Then he swayed and began
Then he turned and went away,
to drink without cease the wine of joys.
Continuing to drink the wine of joys.
ياO رشاgazelle fawn الكَثيبthe sand dune
يا رشا الكَثيب
مِطالُkeeping waiting الصبِّthe lovesick lover تعذيبtorment
مِطالُ الصبِّ تعذيب
O young gazelle of the dune,
O fawn of the sand dune,
your delay is torture to the ardent lover.
Keeping the lovesick lover waiting is torment.
أَنتَyou ليfor me طبيبa physician
أَنتَ لي طبيب
ووصلكand union with you فيin الهوىlove طيبperfume
ووصلك في الهوى طيب
You are my physician,
You are my physician,
and union with you in love is healing.
And union with you in love is perfume.
واصلunite with الكَئيبthe sorrowful one
واصل الكَئيب
فماfor there is no فيin الوصلunion تأنيبreproach
فما في الوصل تأنيب
Grant union to the sorrowing one;
Unite with the sorrowful one,
there is no reproach in union.
For there is no reproach in union.
داويheal الجراحthe wounds
داوي الجراح
بزورةٍwith a visit منكfrom you ياO صاحfriend
بزورةٍ منك يا صاح
Heal the wounds
Heal the wounds
with one visit from you, my friend.
With a visit from you, O friend.
وَالهوىby love قَسَمan oath
وَالهوى قَسَم
ودينand by the creed of الحبlove مَقسَمan oath
ودين الحب مَقسَم
By passion—this is my oath—
By love I swear,
and love’s creed is what I swear by:
And by the creed of love:
لاmay no لزمكbind you لزمconstraint
لا لزمك لزم
وأَقبِّلand I kiss منكof yours مبسمa smiling mouth
وأَقبِّل منك مبسم
may no affliction cling to you;
May no constraint bind you,
and I kiss your smiling mouth,
And let me kiss your smiling mouth.
واِشفيand heal الأَلَمthe pain
واِشفي الأَلَم
بقبلةwith a kiss منكَfrom you واحوَمand I hover (reading uncertain)
بقبلة منكَ واحوَم
and I heal the pain
And heal the pain
with a kiss from you—and I hover.
With a kiss from you—and I hover [reading uncertain].
فاللِقاfor meeting مُباحpermitted
فاللِقا مُباح
لمنto whoever بالسِرِّabout the secret ماnot باحdivulged
لمن بالسِرِّ ما باح
For meeting is permitted
For meeting is permitted
to one who never divulges the secret.
To one who has not divulged the secret.
