دعينيlet me أجتليI behold فيin كلevery وقتmoment
دعيني أجتلي في كل وقت
خيالكyour image استبيهI captivate it ويستبينيand it captivates me
خيالك استبيه ويستبيني
Let me behold you at every moment—
Let me behold, at every moment,
your phantom, which I capture and which captures me.
Your image—I captivate it, and it captivates me.
أناجيهI commune with it كماas لوif كنتyou were عنديwith me
أناجيه كما لو كنت عندي
وأملأand I fill منfrom محاسنهits charms عيونيmy eyes
وأملأ من محاسنه عيوني
I commune with it as though you were beside me,
I commune with it as though you were with me,
and fill my eyes with its beauties.
And fill my eyes with its charms.
دعينيlet me باسمكin your name الغاليcherished أغنيI sing
دعيني باسمك الغالي أغني
واذكرهand I utter it فيذهبَso it dispels ليfor me شجونيmy sorrows
واذكره فيذهبَ لي شجوني
Let me sing of your precious name,
Let me sing your cherished name,
and remember it, that my sorrows may depart.
And utter it, so it dispels my sorrows.
دعيlet طيفphantom الجمالbeauty يزورvisits وهناًlate at night
دعي طيف الجمال يزور وهناً
ويسعدنيand it gladdens me إذاwhen رقدتslumber جفونيmy eyelids
ويسعدني إذا رقدت جفوني
Let beauty’s phantom visit in the languid night
Let the phantom of beauty visit late at night,
and delight me when my eyelids sleep.
And gladden me when my eyelids slumber.
وأمسيand I pass the evening منfrom وصالكunion with you فيin نعيمbliss
وأمسي من وصالك في نعيم
فإنbut if أصبحتI reach morning أضنانيwears me out حنينيmy yearning
فإن أصبحت أضناني حنيني
Through union with you, I pass the night in bliss;
And I pass the evening in bliss through union with you,
but when morning comes, my longing wears me down.
But if I reach the morning, my yearning wears me out.
دعينيlet me فيكabout you أنظمI compose منfrom فؤادٍa heart
دعيني فيك أنظم من فؤادٍ
قريضاًpoetry صيغwas fashioned كالدرlike pearls الثمينprecious
قريضاً صيغ كالدر الثمين
Let me compose of you, from the heart,
Let me compose about you, from the heart,
a poem fashioned like precious pearls.
Verse fashioned like precious pearls.
دعينيlet me أرسلI send forth العبراتthe tears منيfrom me
دعيني أرسل العبرات مني
وأمزجهاand I mingle them بترجيعwith the echoing of الأنينmoaning
وأمزجها بترجيع الأنين
Let me release the tears within me
Let me pour forth my tears,
and mingle them with the repeated cadence of lament.
And mingle them with echoing moans.
علىtrue to عهديmy pledge وإخلاصيand my sincerity وحبيand my love
على عهدي وإخلاصي وحبي
ولوeven if أوديتyou brought ruin بالعهدto the pledge الأمينfaithful
ولو أوديت بالعهد الأمين
True to my pledge, my devotion, and my love,
True to my pledge, my sincerity, and my love,
even though the faithful covenant cost me my life.
Even if you have ruined the faithful pledge.
دعينيlet me أشهدI call to witness الأكوانthe worlds طرّاًall of them
دعيني أشهد الأكوان طرّاً
بأنكthat you أنتyou yourself فيin مجرىthe stream of عيونيmy eyes
بأنك أنت في مجرى عيوني
Let me call all creation to witness, one and all,
Let me call all the worlds to witness,
that you yourself dwell in the current of my eyes.
That you yourself are in the stream of my eyes.
أحبكI love you ماas long as جرىflows نفسيmy breath بروحيthrough my soul
أحبك ما جرى نفسي بروحي
وفياًfaithful مخلصاًsincere هلwill ...? ترحمينيyou have mercy on me
وفياً مخلصاً هل ترحميني
I love you as long as breath courses through my soul
I love you as long as my breath flows through my soul,
and flows in pure devotion—will you have mercy on me?
Faithful and sincere—will you have mercy on me?