دوالي العنب تاهت

دوالي العنب تاهت

بأوراقها الخضر

بأوراقها الخضر

The grapevines preened

My hanging grapevines are lost

With their green leaves;

among their green leaves,

وطرف النخيل باهت

وطرف النخيل باهت

بعنقودها الخمري

بعنقودها الخمري

And the palms’ gaze was dazzled

and the palm fronds are faded

By their wine-colored bunch,

with their wine-colored clusters.

الناعم المزحلق

الناعم المزحلق

في حلقي المُبَحلق

في حلقي المُبَحلق

Soft and slippery

The soft, slippery fruit

In my gaping throat.

slides down my eager throat -

رمى منه النجى بين النخيل

رمى منه النجى بين النخيل

على العاطب فيا ليت النجى لي

على العاطب فيا ليت النجى لي

From it, the najī was cast among the palms,

if only they brought me solace among the palms

Upon the stricken one—if only the najī were mine!

for this loveless soul, oh how I wish the solace was mine!

وفي الغيط قد لاحت

وفي الغيط قد لاحت

شبه أنجم زهري

شبه أنجم زهري

And in the field there appeared

In the field, something like

Things like rosy stars;

rosy stars appeared,

وروحي لها راحت

وروحي لها راحت

مشامش وخوخ زخري

مشامش وخوخ زخري

And my soul went out to them:

and my soul found respite

Apricots and peaches, my treasure.

in apricots and juicy peaches.

عليها مَن تدفلق

عليها مَن تدفلق

تراه أكل وفرّق

تراه أكل وفرّق

Whoever flung himself upon them,

When they split open

You would see him eat and distribute them.

you see one eat and scatter -

غريمة خوخ إن جاكي وكيلي

غريمة خوخ إن جاكي وكيلي

زني له ما طلب منك وكيلي

زني له ما طلب منك وكيلي

O you who owe peaches, if my agent comes to you,

enemy of the peach, if you meet my messenger

Weigh out for him what my agent asks of you.

give him what he asks of you, my messenger.

وللطَّرف في الأشواق

وللطَّرف في الأشواق

علاليق بدت تسبيه

علاليق بدت تسبيه

And for the eye, amid longing,

For the willows in yearning

Hanging things appeared, captivating it.

oleanders seemed to charm them,

ولونّي من الأشواق

ولونّي من الأشواق

بحاكيها بلا تشبيه

بحاكيها بلا تشبيه

And even if I, out of longing,

and my complexion from yearning

Imitate them, without comparison,

cannot be compared.

وإن خلتها تعلق

وإن خلتها تعلق

أبقى أصبح وأزعق

أبقى أصبح وأزعق

And if I imagine them hanging,

And if they are left hanging,

I keep waking in the morning and shouting:

I stay awake and shout -

بسبع قد وعدتني وفيل

بسبع قد وعدتني وفيل

علاليقي انجزي وعدي وفي لي

علاليقي انجزي وعدي وفي لي

“You promised me a lion and an elephant—

by the seven you promised me, my oleanders,

My hanging things, fulfill my promise and keep faith with me!”

fulfill your promise to me!