أغازلI woo فيكin you شموخproud bearing الرجالmen
أغازل فيك شموخ الرجال
ويمنعنيand keeps me away عنكfrom you هذاthis الخفرbashfulness
ويمنعني عنك هذا الخفر
In you, I woo the proud bearing of men.
I flirt with your grandeur, O men,
And this bashfulness keeps me from you.
Yet this guard keeps me from you.
وأعلمand I know حبكloving you حلمa dream محالimpossible
وأعلم حبك حلم محال
وأسطورةand a legend منfrom زمانan age غبرgone by
وأسطورة من زمان غبر
And I know loving you is an impossible dream,
And I know your love is but a dream,
And a legend from an age gone by.
A legend from a bygone era.
وحبكand loving you وهمan illusion تخطىhas passed beyond النجومthe stars
وحبك وهم تخطى النجوم
وإضمامةand a bouquet منof ضياءradiance القدرdestiny
وإضمامة من ضياء القدر
And loving you is an illusion that has passed beyond the stars,
Your love is but a fancy, beyond the stars,
And a bouquet of destiny's radiance.
A glimpse of fate's radiance.
بأيwithin which الضلوعribs أضـمI enfold هواكlove for you
بأي الضلوع أضـم هواك
وكمand how long يستقرit stays إذاif ماever (emphasis) استقرit settles
وكم يستقر إذا ما استقر
Within which ribs can I enfold my love for you?
With which ribs do I hold your love,
And how long will it stay, if it ever settles?
How settled, if it settles?
أعدrestore ليto me الهوىlove يازمانO time الهوىlove
أعد لي الهوى يازمان الهوى
وأطلقand release سـراحيmy freedom انطلاقfree roaming الغجرthe Gypsies
وأطلق سـراحي انطلاق الغجر
Restore love to me, O time of love,
Give me back passion, O time of passion,
And set me free to roam like the Gypsies.
And set me free like the wandering gypsies.
وأوجعand inflict pain ، فظلمكfor your injustice مانشتهيwhat we crave
وأوجع ، فظلمك مانشتهي
وضللand lead astray ، فذنبكfor your sin مايغتفرwhat is forgiven
وضلل ، فذنبك مايغتفر
And inflict pain, for your injustice is what we crave.
And hurt me, for your injustice is what I desire,
And lead astray, for your sin is forgiven.
And lead me astray, for your sin cannot be forgiven.
مشيئتهHis will أنتyou ، لوif لمnot يشأHe wills
مشيئته أنت ، لو لم يشأ
محاكwould have erased you ، وأخلىand emptied قلوبhearts البشرhumankind
محاك ، وأخلى قلوب البشر
You are His will; had He not willed it,
It is your will, even if you did not will it,
He would have erased you and emptied human hearts.
Erasing you, and emptying people's hearts.
أفقawake أيهاO القلبheart ، هذاthis النشورthe resurrection
أفق أيها القلب ، هذا النشور
وذاكand that صاحبكyour companion المنتظرawaited
وذاك صاحبك المنتظر
Awake, O heart: this is the resurrection,
Awaken, O heart, this is the awakening,
And that is your awaited companion.
And here is your long-awaited companion.
تبلدّتyou have grown numb منfrom عيشةlife الزاهدينascetics
تبلدّت من عيشة الزاهدين
ونومand sleep القفارwastelands ، ولبسand wearing الوبرanimal-hair cloth
ونوم القفار ، ولبس الوبر
You have grown numb from the ascetics' life,
I have become numb from the ascetics' living,
And the slumber of wastelands, and wearing haircloth.
And the sleep of the deserts, and wearing wool.
وصيغتand were fashioned جزافاat random لكfor you الشائعاتrumors
وصيغت جزافا لك الشائعات
منfrom كلevery وهمillusion ببالto a mind خطرoccurred
من كل وهم ببال خطر
And rumors were spun for you at random,
And abruptly you created rumors about me,
From every illusion that crossed a mind.
From every illusion in a wary mind.
أفقawake أيهاO القلبheart ، اوor لاnot فمتthen die
أفق أيها القلب ، او لا فمت
فأوجعfor the more painful حاليكyour two states : خوفfear الخطرdanger
فأوجع حاليك : خوف الخطر
Awake, O heart, or else die,
Awaken, O heart, or else die,
For the more painful of your two states is fear of danger.
And make my state more painful: fear of danger.
ترىyou see الحبlove والموتand death فيin راحتيهhis two palms
ترى الحب والموت في راحتيه
ومالكand you have no بدchoice ، ففيـــمso why الحذرcaution
ومالك بد ، ففيـــم الحذر
You see love and death in his two palms,
You see love and death in my calmness,
And you have no choice—why, then, be wary?
And you have no choice, so why the caution?
سلامhail لحرِّكto your heat يشويsears الوجوهfaces
سلام لحرِّك يشوي الوجوه
أذبتyou melted بهwith it الصبرpatience حتىuntil انفجرit burst
أذبت به الصبر حتى انفجر
Hail to your heat that sears faces;
Greetings to the one who scorches faces,
With it you melted patience until it burst.
With whom I melted away patience until it burst.
ترىdo you see جلداendurance ً ليin me ؟ ففيمthen why الجفاءcoldness
ترى جلدا ً لي ؟ ففيم الجفاء
أمثلكwould one like you يقسوbe cruel إذاwhen ماever (emphasis) اقتدرhe has power ؟
أمثلك يقسو إذا ما اقتدر ؟
Do you see endurance in me? Then why this coldness?
Do you see any patience in me? Why the harshness?
Would one like you be cruel when he has power?
Should one like you be cruel when empowered?
أناI مـنamong قرابينكyour sacrificial offerings اللايزالwhich still
أنا مـن قرابينك اللايزال
بهاin them منfrom مسيسtouch المناياdeaths أثرa trace
بها من مسيس المنايا أثر
I am among your sacrificial offerings, which still
I am still one of your sacrifices,
Bear a trace of death's touch.
Through which the touch of death remains.