دنفٌa lovesick man تستّرcloaked himself بالغرامِin passion طويلاfor a long time
دنفٌ تستّر بالغرامِ طويلا
حتىuntil تغيّرhe changed رقةًthrough frailty ونحولاand wasting
حتى تغيّر رقةً ونحولا
A lovesick man long cloaked himself in passion,
until he was changed by frailty and wasting.
بسطَhe spread out الوصالَunion فماbut not تمكَّنhe settled جالساًseated
بسطَ الوصالَ فما تمكَّن جالساً
حتىbefore أُقيمhe was made to stand علىupon البساطthe carpet دليلاas a guide
حتى أُقيم على البساط دليلا
He spread out union’s carpet, but had scarcely settled into his seat
before he was made to stand upon the carpet as a guide.
ياO سادتيmy lords ماذاwhat is الجزاءُthe reward فديتكمmay I be your ransom
يا سادتي ماذا الجزاءُ فديتكم
الفضلُfavor لوif غيرother than الفتىthe youth ماnot قيلاwas spoken of
الفضلُ لو غير الفتى ما قيلا
O my lords, what is the reward? May I be your ransom!
Favor—had it been anyone but the youth, it would not have been spoken of.
قالواthey said تعاطىhe attempted الصبرَpatience عنaway from أحبابهhis loved ones
قالوا تعاطى الصبرَ عن أحبابه
لوif only كانَhe were يصبرُhe endures للصدودِrejection قليلاa little
لو كانَ يصبرُ للصدودِ قليلا
They said: “He tried to bear separation from his loved ones—
if only he could endure rejection for a little while!
ماذاقhe tasted nothing إلاexcept شربةًa sip منof هجرناour abandonment
ماذاق إلا شربةً من هجرنا
وكأنّهand as though he شربَdrank الفراتthe Euphrates شمولاas wine
وكأنّه شربَ الفرات شمولا
He has tasted only a sip of our abandonment,
yet it is as though he drank the Euphrates as wine.
أيقولُdoes he say عشتُI lived وقدthough already تملكهhas possessed him الهوىpassion
أيقولُ عشتُ وقد تملكه الهوى
لوhad قالَhe said مِتُّI died لكانhe would have been أقومَtruer قيلاin speech
لو قالَ مِتُّ لكان أقومَ قيلا
Does he say, ‘I lived,’ though passion has possessed him?
Had he said, ‘I died,’ he would have spoken more truly.
حلفَswore الغرامُpassion بحبناby our love وجمالناand our beauty
حلفَ الغرامُ بحبنا وجمالنا
إنif لمnot يدعهleave him ميتاًdead فعليلاthen ailing
إن لم يدعه ميتاً فعليلا
Passion swore by our love and beauty
to leave him, if not dead, then ailing.”
إنindeed الجفونَthe eyelids هيthey are السيوفُthe swords وإنماbut only
إن الجفونَ هي السيوفُ وإنما
قطعتthey cut فلمyet not تسمعْyou hear لهنfrom them صليلاa clang
قطعت فلم تسمعْ لهن صليلا
The eyelids are indeed swords, except that
they cut, yet you heard no clang from them.
قلsay للحبيبto the beloved ولاand not أصرحُI speak openly باسمهhis name
قل للحبيب ولا أصرحُ باسمه
ماذاwhy this الملالُweariness وماand not عهدتَyou were known ملولاquick to tire
ماذا الملالُ وما عهدتَ ملولا
Say to the beloved (I will not reveal his name):
Why this weariness? You were never known to tire.
بينيbetween me وبينكand between you ذمةٌa covenant مرعيةٌfaithfully kept
بيني وبينك ذمةٌ مرعيةٌ
أتراكdo you see yourself تقطعُyou cut حبلهاits cord الموصولاunbroken
أتراك تقطعُ حبلها الموصولا
Between me and you is a covenant faithfully kept;
would you sever its unbroken cord?
وَلَكَمand how often شربتُI drank صفاءَthe purity ودّكof your affection خالصاًunmixed
وَلَكَم شربتُ صفاءَ ودّك خالصاً
ولبستُand I wore ظلاًa shade منfrom رضاكَyour favor ظليلاdeeply sheltering
ولبستُ ظلاً من رضاكَ ظليلا
And how often I drank your affection’s purity, unmixed,
and clothed myself in the deep shade of your favor.
ياO غصنَbough بانِof the ban-tree بانَdeparted عنّيfrom me ظلُّهits shade
يا غصنَ بانِ بانَ عنّي ظلُّه
عندin الهجيرthe midday heat فماso not وجدتُI found مقيلاa noonday resting place
عند الهجير فما وجدتُ مقيلا
O ban-tree bough, whose shade withdrew from me
in the midday heat, so I found no resting place!
اعطفhave pity علىon المضنىthe exhausted lover الذيwhom أحرقتهyou burned him
اعطف على المضنى الذي أحرقته
فيin نارِthe fire هجركof your abandonment لوعةًwith anguish وغليلاand burning thirst
في نارِ هجرك لوعةً وغليلا
Have pity on the weary lover whom you burned
in your abandonment’s fire, with anguish and burning thirst.
فارقتُهI parted from him فتقطعتْso they were torn apart أفلاذُهhis vitals
فارقتُه فتقطعتْ أفلاذُه
شوقاًwith longing وماand not ألفىhe found إليكto you سبيلاa way
شوقاً وما ألفى إليك سبيلا
I parted from him, and his vitals were torn apart
with longing, and he found no path to you.
لوhad لمnot يكنthere been منكfrom you التغيُّرthe change لمnot يسلhe found solace
لو لم يكن منك التغيُّر لم يسل
بالناسin other people لوeven if حشرواthey were gathered إليهto him قبيلاin a throng
بالناس لو حشروا إليه قبيلا
Had you not changed, he would not have found solace
in others, even if they were gathered to him in a throng.
ياO راحلاًone departing عنيfrom me بقلبٍwith a heart مُغضبangered
يا راحلاً عني بقلبٍ مُغضب
أيطيقُcan it bear قلبيmy heart غضبةًa fit of anger ورحيلاand departure
أيطيقُ قلبي غضبةً ورحيلا
O you departing from me with an angry heart,
can my heart bear both anger and departure?
قلْsay للصباto the east wind هيّجتyou stirred أشجانthe sorrows الصباof youth
قلْ للصبا هيّجت أشجان الصبا
فوجدتand so you found ياO ريحwind القبولthe east wind قبولاa welcome
فوجدت يا ريح القبول قبولا
Say to the east wind: “You stirred the sorrows of youth,
and so, O east wind, you have found welcome.”
هلْis there ليfor me رسولٌa messenger فيamong الرياحthe winds
هلْ لي رسولٌ في الرياح
فارقتهI parted from him بعثhe sent النسيمthe breeze رسولاas a messenger
فارقته بعث النسيم رسولا
Have I a messenger among the winds?
I parted from him; he sent the breeze as a messenger.
ياO ليتif only شعريmy knowledge أينwhere قرّsettled قرارهhis abode
يا ليت شعري أين قرّ قراره
ياO قلبُheart ويكwoe to you أماhave you not وجدتyou found دليلاa guide
يا قلبُ ويك أما وجدت دليلا
Oh, if only I knew where he has settled!
O heart, woe to you! Have you found no guide?
إنif لمnot يعدْit returns ذاكthat الوصالُunion كعهدناas we once knew it
إن لم يعدْ ذاك الوصالُ كعهدنا
نكّلْتI shall punish عينيmy eye بالبكاwith weeping تنكيلاseverely
نكّلْت عيني بالبكا تنكيلا
If that union does not return as once we knew it,
I shall punish my eye severely with weeping.
Translation model: Sol 6.1