حتامhow long أنتyou عنof الذيthat which بكis within you ساهheedless
حتام أنت عن الذي بك ساه
وإلامand how long قلبكyour heart بالصبابةwith passionate longing لاهيat play
وإلام قلبك بالصبابة لاهي
How long will you be heedless of what is within you?
You surely distract yourself from what makes you sad
And how long will your heart dally with passionate longing?
And why does your heart get absorbed in playfulness?
للهto God (in admiration) أيامdays الوصالunion فإنهاfor they are
لله أيام الوصال فإنها
أملhope النفوسsouls وطيبand sweetness لهوplay اللاهيthe reveler
أمل النفوس وطيب لهو اللاهي
How wondrous the days of union! For they are
By God, the days of union, for they are
the hope of souls and the sweetness of the reveler's play.
The hope of souls and the joy of the distracted
أيامdays صحبتناour companionship الملاحthe beauties ودأبناand our custom
أيام صحبتنا الملاح ودأبنا
فيهاin them اعتناقembracing ظباgazelles ورشفand sipping شفاهlips
فيها اعتناق ظبا ورشف شفاه
Days when we kept company with beauties, and our custom
The days of our sweet companionship and our habit
was embracing gazelles and sipping lips.
In it embracing gazelles and sipping lips
ومهاًand oryxes تضاحكهاexchange smiles with them البدورthe full moons ملاحةًin loveliness
ومهاً تضاحكها البدور ملاحةً
معدومةlacking الأمثالequals والأشباهand counterparts
معدومة الأمثال والأشباه
And oryxes with whom the full moons exchange lovely smiles,
And the eyebrows that laugh at me coquettishly
without equals or counterparts.
Matchless and incomparable
منof كلevery فتكهdeadly اللحاظglances إذاwhen انثنتshe sways
من كل فتكه اللحاظ إذا انثنت
فتكتshe slays بقلبat the heart of الخاشعthe humble one الأواهthe sighing one
فتكت بقلب الخاشع الأواه
Each one deadly of glance, who, when she sways,
With every languid glance when she inclines
slays the heart of the humble, sighing one.
She captures the heart of the passionate worshipper
وتعمدتنيand targeted me النائباتmisfortunes ولمand did not تزلcease
وتعمدتني النائبات ولم تزل
حتىuntil انتصرتI triumphed بنصرthrough the aid of اللهGod
حتى انتصرت بنصر الله
And misfortunes sought me out and did not cease,
Misfortunes have singled me out and have not ceased
until I triumphed through God's aid.
Until they were victorious by God's victory
ماnot زلتyou have ceased تلهوamusing yourself بالمكارمwith noble deeds واللهىand lavish gifts
ما زلت تلهو بالمكارم واللهى
حتىuntil ظنناwe thought أنهنthat they were ملاهيpastimes
حتى ظننا أنهن ملاهي
You have always amused yourself with noble deeds and lavish gifts,
You kept playing with generosity, so we thought
until we thought them pastimes.
That they were amusements
كمhow much منof ندىًbounty خلفيbehind me الغداةthis morning نبذتهI cast it aside
كم من ندىً خلفي الغداة نبذته
وأريand I see نوالكyour bounty لاnot يزالceases تجاهيbefore me
وأري نوالك لا يزال تجاهي
How much bounty I have cast behind me this morning,
How much morning dew have you scattered
while I see your bounty still before me!
And I still see your kindness unabated
ياO منyou who إذاwhen أمطرتrain سحائبclouds جودهhis bounty
يا من إذا أمطرت سحائب جوده
جاءتthey come بلاwithout مطلٍdelay ولاnor استكراهcompulsion
جاءت بلا مطلٍ ولا استكراه
O you whose clouds of bounty, whenever they rain,
O you, when the clouds of your generosity rain
come with neither delay nor compulsion.
They come without stop or reluctance
مازلتI have never ceased أفتكI strike down بالزمانat Time بعزwith the might of ماwhat
مازلت أفتك بالزمان بعز ما
أوليتنيهyou bestowed it upon me وللكرامand before the noble أباهيI boast
أوليتنيه وللكرام أباهي
I have ever struck down Time with the might of what
You remain triumphing over fate with the honor
you bestowed upon me, and I boast before the noble.
You have granted me, and I take pride in generosity
فاقبلso accept بهthrough it دعوىthe plea ابنةdaughter الفكرthought التيwho
فاقبل به دعوى ابنة الفكر التي
جاءتكshe came to you فيin ثوبيthe two robes of حجىًwisdom وتناهيand perfection
جاءتك في ثوبي حجىً وتناهي
So accept through it the plea of thought's daughter, who
So accept the claim of the daughter of thought that
came to you in the two robes of wisdom and perfection.
Came to you in my poetry, bashful and recoiling
لاdo not تشتمنrevile بهاwith her الحسودthe envious one فإنهاfor she is
لا تشتمن بها الحسود فإنها
ذهبgold القلوبhearts وجوهرand the jewel الأفواهmouths
ذهب القلوب وجوهر الأفواه
Do not revile the envious with her, for she is
Do not let the envious revile her, for she is
the gold of hearts and the jewel of mouths.
The soul of hearts and essence of mouths
ألبستهاI clothed her درpearls الملايحlovely qualities قلادةًas a necklace
ألبستها در الملايح قلادةً
فاضمنso guarantee لهاfor her بلباسwith the wearing of ثوبthe robe الجاهprestige
فاضمن لها بلباس ثوب الجاه
I adorned her with the pearls of loveliness as a necklace;
I have adorned her with a necklace of witticisms
so ensure she is clothed in the robe of prestige.
So grant her in the garb of glory a safe haven