منwho دلّtold عينيكyour two eyes انthat القلبthe heart محتبلُensnared
من دلّ عينيك ان القلب محتبلُ
ياO دولةgood fortune الصبّthe lovelorn one إِنif دالتturned favorably لهfor him الدولfortunes
يا دولة الصبّ إِن دالت له الدول
Who told your eyes that the heart is ensnared?
Your eyes revealed that my heart is smitten,
O fortune of the lovelorn, if fortunes should favor him!
O youth of passion, if fate turns to him,
قالواthey said بعينيكin your two eyes ياO عينeye المهاthe oryxes حولa squint
قالوا بعينيك يا عين المها حول
فقلتso I said مهenough! حَيلٌwiles فيin العينthe eye لاnot حولa squint
فقلت مه حَيلٌ في العين لا حول
They said: Your eyes, O oryx-eyed one, have a squint.
They said about your eyes, O eye of beauty, surround,
So I said: Enough! There are wiles in the eye, not a squint.
So I said, no skill in the eye, no surround,
ناديتI cried out اللَهGod ياO نجلاءwide مقلتهhis eye
ناديت اللَه يا نجلاء مقلته
كفيwithhold سهامكyour arrows لاdo not تفتكstrike fatally بناupon us المقلthe eyes
كفي سهامك لا تفتك بنا المقل
I cried, invoking God: O wide eye of his,
I called on God, O bright faced, his destiny,
withhold your arrows; let those eyes not slay us.
Enough of your arrows, do not destroy us, the destined,
جازpassed beyond الحبالةthe snare ينحوheading toward البانthe bān trees منفلتاًescaping freely
جاز الحبالة ينحو البان منفلتاً
ظبيٌa gazelle تعرضshowed himself بالاجفانwith the eyelids يحتبلُensnares
ظبيٌ تعرض بالاجفان يحتبلُ
He passed beyond the snare, escaping toward the bān trees—
Love has crossed, the loved one wanders unrestrained,
a gazelle who showed himself, ensnaring with his eyelids.
A gazelle displays with eyelids that smite,
اذاwhen تكفَّىhe sways كخوطlike a supple shoot البانthe bān tree منعطفاًbending
اذا تكفَّى كخوط البان منعطفاً
كادتalmost لتنخزلto break apart الاوراكthe hips والكفلand the rump
كادت لتنخزل الاوراك والكفل
When he sways, bending like a bān shoot,
When he sways like the loved one's wavy hair,
his hips and rump almost come apart.
His hips almost slipped down and his anklet,
مهفهفslender-waisted مرحplayful بالحسنin beauty متشحٌdraped
مهفهف مرح بالحسن متشحٌ
باللطفin delicacy متَّزرٌgirded بالظرفin charm مشتملenveloped
باللطف متَّزرٌ بالظرف مشتمل
Slender-waisted and playful, draped in beauty,
Flirtatious, cheerful with beauty, dressed
girded in delicacy, enveloped in charm.
With charm, clothed with grace, perfect,
فدىًa ransom لعينيكfor your two eyes ياO بدرfull moon السماءof the sky معاboth together
فدىً لعينيك يا بدر السماء معا
ماwhat تحملcarry النيبthe aged she-camels اوor ماwhat تحتويenclose الكللُthe canopies
ما تحمل النيب او ما تحتوي الكللُ
A ransom for both your eyes, O full moon of the sky:
May I ransom you, O full moon of the sky together,
all that the aged she-camels bear, or the canopies enclose.
It does not carry prophecy or contain a writ,
اوصلتI joined شربthe drinking غبوقيmy evening draught فيكin loving you مصطبحيmy morning draught
اوصلت شرب غبوقي فيك مصطبحي
حتىuntil كأنيَas though I were فيكin loving you الشاربthe drinker الثملُdrunken
حتى كأنيَ فيك الشارب الثملُ
In loving you, I joined my evening drinking to my morning draught,
I reached the drinking of my passion in you illuminating,
till, in love with you, I seemed a drunken drinker.
As if I am in you the drunk overwhelmed,
ياO حاملbearer of المرشفthe mouth المعسولthe honeyed ليfor me قدحاًa cup
يا حامل المرشف المعسول لي قدحاً
كأنas though ريقتهits saliva الاسفنطspiced wine والعسلُand honey
كأن ريقته الاسفنط والعسلُ
O you who bear your honeyed mouth as a cup for me,
O bearer of the sweetened goblet, pour me
as though its saliva were spiced wine and honey.
As if its saliva, myrrh and honey,
لمdid not أدرI know حينwhen اتاحgranted اللَهGod حبكlove of you ليto me
لم أدر حين اتاح اللَه حبك لي
هلwhether قادنيled me املٌhope امor ساقنيdrove me اجلُappointed death
هل قادني املٌ ام ساقني اجلُ
I did not know, when God granted me love of you,
I do not know, when God allowed your love to me,
whether hope had led me, or death had driven me.
Did a hope lead me or did fate make me meet,
الأريhoney ريقكyour saliva امor مشمولcooled by the north wind ساريةa night rain-cloud
الأري ريقك ام مشمول سارية
كأنas though رياكyour fragrance فيهاin it العنبرambergris الشملُconcentrated
كأن رياك فيها العنبر الشملُ
Is your saliva honey, or night rain cooled by the north wind?
Do I see your saliva or perfumed drink,
As though your fragrance in it were concentrated ambergris.
As if its scent frankincense melted,
حملتنيyou burdened me ثقلa weight ماthat which لوif حمّلتهlaid it upon يدa hand
حملتني ثقل ما لو حمّلته يد
صمsolid الجبالthe mountains لخفتthey would grow light فهيand so they تنتقلُmove
صم الجبال لخفت فهي تنتقلُ
You burdened me with a weight that, were a hand to lay it on
It burdened me, if a hand carried its weight,
the solid mountains, they would grow light and move away.
It would make mountains deaf, yet it moves easily,
ماليwhy do I اعللُsoothe with hope عيناan eye كلهاall of it سهدٌsleeplessness
مالي اعللُ عينا كلها سهدٌ
بقربكمwith nearness to you وفؤاداًand a heart كلهall of it وجلdread
بقربكم وفؤاداً كله وجل
Why do I soothe an eye that is all sleeplessness
Why do I not blame an eye, all sleepy,
with nearness to you, and a heart that is all dread?
Being near you and a heart completely anxious,
فياand O! رعىmay preserve اللَهGod اياماdays كأنكمas though you were
فيا رعى اللَه اياما كأنكم
وردroses الخدودof the cheeks بهاin them والملتقىand the meeting قبلkisses
ورد الخدود بها والملتقى قبل
Ah, may God preserve those days when you seemed
So may God protect days as if you are
roses upon cheeks, and meetings were kisses.
Rose cheeks through them and the meeting before,
اخفيI conceal هواكمlove for you ويبديهِand reveals it الحنينyearning لكمfor you
اخفي هواكم ويبديهِ الحنين لكم
وكيفand how تخفيconceal الحنينyearning الانيقthe she-camels البزلthe full-grown ones
وكيف تخفي الحنين الانيق البزل
I conceal my love for you, but yearning for you reveals it.
Hide your love and yearning for you reveals it,
And how can mature she-camels conceal their yearning?
How can subtle, eloquent yearning be hidden,
انif ازمعresolves on الركبthe caravan ترحيلاًdeparture فليthen I have بكمbecause of you
ان ازمع الركب ترحيلاً فلي بكم
جسمa body مقيمremaining وقلبٌand a heart عنهaway from it مرتحلُdeparting
جسم مقيم وقلبٌ عنه مرتحلُ
If the caravan resolves to depart, then because of you I have
If the caravan intends to travel, then for me with you
a body that stays, and a heart that journeys away from it.
A residing body and a heart that travels,
قدmay اكتمI conceal الوجدpassion والاشواقand the yearnings بائحةrevealing
قد اكتم الوجد والاشواق بائحة
واسترand I veil الدمعthe tears والاجفانand the eyelids تنهملstream
واستر الدمع والاجفان تنهمل
I may conceal my passion, yet my longings reveal it,
I conceal passion and longings raging,
and veil my tears, yet my eyelids stream.
And veil tears and the eyelids welling,
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.