الحبlove باسمwith the name of حبيبتيmy beloved مقرونjoined
الحب باسم حبيبتي مقرون
وكذاكand likewise اسماءnames الملاحthe beautiful ones تكونare
وكذاك اسماء الملاح تكون
Love is bound to my beloved's name.
Love is associated with the name of my beloved
And so are the names of the fair.
Just as sailor's names are known
نطقspoke اسمهاher name بالحبof love فهيfor she is حبيبةHabiba (beloved)
نطق اسمها بالحب فهي حبيبة
ولهاand she has مكانa place فيin النفوسsouls مكينsecure
ولها مكان في النفوس مكين
Her name spoke of love, for she is Habiba, the beloved.
Uttering her name with love, she is the beloved
And she holds a secure place in souls.
And she has a place in hearts that is settled
كلeach يرىsees ليلاهhis Layla ياO ابنةdaughter أختهاher sister
كل يرى ليلاه يا ابنة أختها
فيwithin بردتيكyour two cloaks وكلناand all of us المجنونMajnun (the madman)
في بردتيك وكلنا المجنون
Each sees his Layla, O daughter of her sister,
Everyone sees their own night, oh niece
Within your two cloaks, and we are all Majnun.
In your cheek, and we are all infatuated
لكfor you فيin الشبابyouth الغضtender أولforemost مركزplace
لك في الشباب الغض أول مركز
قرتfound delight بهby it للناظرينfor those who gaze عيونeyes
قرت به للناظرين عيون
In tender youth, you hold the foremost place,
For you, in blossoming youth, the first position
That gladdens the eyes of those who gaze.
Which has satisfied viewers' eyes
وجهa face يشفgives a glimpse عنof النضارةfreshness لطفهits delicacy
وجه يشف عن النضارة لطفه
شمسsun الضحىmidmorning والطالعand the ascendant الميمونauspicious
شمس الضحى والطالع الميمون
A face whose delicacy lets freshness shine through—
A face whose gentleness reveals freshness
The midmorning sun and the auspicious ascendant.
The rising sun and the auspicious ascendant
وجهa face تريكshow you محسناتembellishments بديعهits artistry
وجه تريك محسنات بديعه
ماwhat الحسنbeauty متضحاmade clear وماand what التحسينadornment
ما الحسن متضحا وما التحسين
A face whose artful embellishments show you
A face in which you see beautiful charms
What beauty is, made plain, and what adornment is.
Neither beauty manifested, nor adornment
فيهin it منof السحرenchantment الحلالlawful لواحظglances
فيه من السحر الحلال لواحظ
تصميslay outright ومنand from ماءwater الحياةlife معينa flowing spring
تصمي ومن ماء الحياة معين
In it are glances of lawful enchantment,
In it is lawful magic for the admirer
That slay, and a spring of the water of life,
Who is fascinated, and from the water of life, a spring
ومنand among الزهورflowers الآسmyrtle والوردand the rose النقيpure
ومن الزهور الآس والورد النقي
ومنand among اللآليpearls الجوهرthe jewel المكنونhidden
ومن اللآلي الجوهر المكنون
And, among flowers, myrtle and the pure rose,
And from flowers, myrtle and pure roses
And, among pearls, the hidden jewel.
And from rubies, the hidden gem
وعليهand upon it منof تلكthose الشعورtresses خمائلgroves
وعليه من تلك الشعور خمائل
تقراyou read بهاin them فيon وجنتيهاher two cheeks النونthe letter nūn
تقرا بها في وجنتيها النون
And over it are groves of those tresses,
And on it, from those locks, braids
In them, on her cheeks, you read the letter nūn.
Which are read in its cheeks, the letter "nun"
أدلتshe let down وحسبكand enough for you ماwhat تدلىhung down منهfrom it فوabove (first fragment)
أدلت وحسبك ما تدلى منه فو
قabove (final fragment) المنكبينthe two shoulders ذؤابتينtwo tresses تلينare supple
ق المنكبين ذؤابتين تلين
She let fall—and enough for you is what hung from it above
They hang down, and it's enough what hangs
the shoulders—two supple tresses.
Above the shoulders, two soft ringlets
مسكتهheld it كلتاboth الراحتينthe two palms فيختفيso it disappears
مسكته كلتا الراحتين فيختفي
وجهface الغزالةthe gazelle تارةat times ويبينand appears
وجه الغزالة تارة ويبين
Both palms held it, and so vanishes
She grasped both palms, so the face of the gazelle disappears
The gazelle's face at times, then reappears.
And appears at times
مدتshe spread بهwith it الأشراكthe snares تصطادcaptures النهىminds
مدت به الأشراك تصطاد النهى
وتقولand she says كنbe صيدprey الظباthe gazelles فيكونand so it is
وتقول كن صيد الظبا فيكون
She spread snares with it, capturing minds,
She spread it with curlers, hunting charm
And she says, "Be the gazelles' prey," and so it is.
And says, "Be the prey of chase," so it becomes