هلquestion marker أنتyou ممنamong those who للعواذلto the reproachers يسمعlistens
هل أنت ممن للعواذل يسمع
ياO قلبheart أمor أنتyou الأصمthe deaf one الأروعthe valiant one
يا قلب أم أنت الأصم الأروع
Are you one who listens to reproachers,
Are you one who listens to the torment of lovers
O heart, or are you deaf and valiant?
O heart, or are you the most deaf of the deaf
انindeed العواذلthe reproachers عندin the eyes of أربابlords الهوىpassionate love
ان العواذل عند أرباب الهوى
كنفcesspits الرذائلvices بلnay أخسbaser وأوضعand lower
كنف الرذائل بل أخس وأوضع
Indeed, in the eyes of the lords of passion, reproachers are
Lovers are to the people of passion
sinks of vice—nay, baser and lower still.
Like the immoral are to the vilest and lowest
أمنis it because of الحبيبthe beloved جزعتyou despaired اذwhen أبدىhe showed الجفاcoldness
أمن الحبيب جزعت اذ أبدى الجفا
لاdo not تجزdespair (split verb fragment) عنverb's final root letter and emphatic ending فللحبيبfor the beloved has تمنعcoy reserve
لا تجز عن فللحبيب تمنع
Did you despair over the beloved when he showed coldness?
Did you grieve when the beloved showed disdain
Do not despair, for the beloved has his coy reserve.
Do not deprive the beloved, even if he deprives you
انif يصغhe listens يوماone day للوشاةto the slanderers بسمعهwith his ear
ان يصغ يوما للوشاة بسمعه
فاصبرthen be patient وصبركand your patience للنوائبagainst calamities أنفعmore useful
فاصبر وصبرك للنوائب أنفع
If one day he lends his ear to slanderers,
If he listens one day to the slanderers
then be patient; your patience is more useful against calamities.
Be patient, for patience in adversity is more useful
فلعلهfor perhaps he لكfor you ينتبهwill awaken منfrom هجعةa slumber
فلعله لك ينتبه من هجعة
كمhow often قدindeed تنبهhas awakened للوفاto fidelity منone who يهجعslumbers
كم قد تنبه للوفا من يهجع
For perhaps he will awaken from slumber for you;
Perhaps from his slumber he will awake for you
how often has a sleeper awakened to fidelity!
As many who slumber have awakened to loyalty
حكمthe decree الصبابةardent love انthat شأنthe lot صريعهاone laid low by it
حكم الصبابة ان شأن صريعها
فىin الحبlove يخشعhe bows humbly للحبيبto the beloved ويخضعand submits
فى الحب يخشع للحبيب ويخضع
Ardent love decrees that the lot of one it lays low
The rule of youth is that its passion
in love is to bow humbly to the beloved and submit.
Is humbled and bowed to the beloved
يامنO you for whom خلعتI cast off عذارthe bridle نسكىmy piety هائماlove-distraught
يامن خلعت عذار نسكى هائما
فىin حبهlove for him وعصيتand I disobeyed منwhoever لىfor me يردعrestrains
فى حبه وعصيت من لى يردع
O you for whom I cast off the bridle of my piety, distraught
O you who cast off the cloak of devotion, crazed in his love
in love for him, and defied whoever would restrain me:
And disobeyed those who would deter me
هلquestion marker أنتyou يوماever للتواصلtoward reunion واصلone who reconnects
هل أنت يوما للتواصل واصل
ياO مهجتىmy lifeblood فبكمso through you لديكمbefore you أشفعI plead
يا مهجتى فبكم لديكم أشفع
will you ever come to renew our bond,
Were you ever a comforter to reunion,
O my lifeblood? Through you I plead before you.
O my sorrow - how many have you interceded for
أنتyou الحبيبthe beloved فليسso ... is not قلبىmy heart طامعاdesirous
أنت الحبيب فليس قلبى طامعا
طولthroughout الحياةlife بغيركمof anyone but you يتولعbecomes enamored
طول الحياة بغيركم يتولع
You are the beloved; my heart has no desire,
You are the beloved, my heart does not covet
all life long, to become enamored of anyone but you.
A lifelong separation from you
فلئنand even if رميتI am struck منby الزمانtime ببعدكمwith distance from you
فلئن رميت من الزمان ببعدكم
وغدوتand I come to be فىin روضthe meadow التنائىestrangement أرتعI graze
وغدوت فى روض التنائى أرتع
And even if time strikes me with distance from you
And if the days have cast me far from you
and I come to graze in the meadow of estrangement,
To dwell in the garden of seclusion
فلكمthen to you عليّincumbent upon me صيانةsafeguarding العهدthe covenant الذىwhich
فلكم عليّ صيانة العهد الذى
بدرthe full moon الوفاءfidelity بهin it منيرradiant يلمعshines
بدر الوفاء به منير يلمع
still I owe you the safeguarding of the covenant
Yet you have over me the pact I swore
in which fidelity's full moon shines resplendent.
The brilliant pact of fidelity I swore
فوحقكمso, by your worth مذsince غبتI have been absent عنكمfrom you لمnot يزلcease
فوحقكم مذ غبت عنكم لم يزل
منىof mine الفؤادthe heart عليكمover you يتقطعtears itself apart
منى الفؤاد عليكم يتقطع
By your worth, since I have been away from you, unceasingly
By your right, since I was absent from you
this heart of mine has been tearing itself apart over you.
My heart has not ceased to ache for you
فالليلso the night بالاشواقwith longings يمضىpasses والاسىand sorrow
فالليل بالاشواق يمضى والاسى
وبياضand the brightness يومىof my day كلهall of it أتوجعI ache
وبياض يومى كله أتوجع
So the night passes in longings and sorrow,
The night passes in longing and sorrow
and through all my day's brightness I ache.
And the whiteness of my days is agony
ملكhas possessed الغرامpassion حشاشتىmy remaining life-force فيكمfor you فلاso neither
ملك الغرام حشاشتى فيكم فلا
عذلrebuke العذولthe reproacher ولاnor ملامblame ينجعavails
عذل العذول ولا ملام ينجع
Passion for you has possessed my very soul; neither
The king of love enthralled me in you, so no
the reproacher's rebuke nor blame avails.
Blame of the blamer or reproach will benefit
هتكتI tore apart ستورthe veils تصبرىmy forced patience عنكمapart from you
هتكت ستور تصبرى عنكم
ولىyet I have صبرpatience عليكمwith you شملهits entirety متجمعgathered together
ولى صبر عليكم شمله متجمع
I have torn the veils of my forced patience without you,
I have torn the veil of patience from you
yet my patience with you remains gathered and whole.
And my patience in you is utterly destroyed
انىindeed I لاعجبtruly I marvel كيفhow بعدafter فراقكمparting from you
انى لاعجب كيف بعد فراقكم
روحىmy soul بصحبةin the company of جسمهاits body تتمتعenjoys
روحى بصحبة جسمها تتمتع
I truly marvel how, after parting from you,
It is no wonder, after we parted, how
my soul still enjoys the company of its body.
My soul still delights in the company of its body
أمor كيفhow آمنcan I trust صرفthe vicissitudes دهرa time خاننىbetrayed me
أم كيف آمن صرف دهر خاننى
فىin قربكمnearness to you أمor كيفhow فيهin it أطمعI hope
فى قربكم أم كيف فيه أطمع
Or how can I trust the turns of a time that betrayed me
Or how I hope for the days that betrayed me
in nearness to you—or how can I place hope in it?
In your presence, or how in them I still hope
انindeed الزمانtime علىtoward الاحبةlovers جائرunjust
ان الزمان على الاحبة جائر
وعلىand against الكرامthe noble لهit has مصالan onslaught أفظعmore dreadful
وعلى الكرام له مصال أفظع
Time is indeed unjust to lovers,
For time is unjust to lovers
and against the noble its onslaught is more dreadful.
And against the generous its weapons are more brutal
أنشدتI recited لماwhen أنclause-linking particle أردتI wished هجاءهto satirize it
أنشدت لما أن أردت هجاءه
بيتاa verse بهwith it نطفdripped; apparently intended: spoke الامامthe imam الأروعthe illustrious
بيتا به نطف الامام الأروع
I recited, when I wished to satirize it,
When I wanted to disparage it, I recited a verse
a verse uttered by the illustrious imam:
With the most fragrant rhyme of the Imam
قبحاugliness لوجهكupon your face ياO زمانTime فانهfor indeed it is
قبحا لوجهك يا زمان فانه
وجهa face بهupon it منof كلevery لؤمbaseness برقعa face-veil
وجه به من كل لؤم برقع
May ugliness befall your face, O Time, for it is
Ugly is your face, o time, for it is a face
a face veiled with every kind of baseness.
Veiled with every villainy and disgrace