إنindeed قلبيmy heart منfrom سكرهits intoxication لاnot يفيقsobers up
إن قلبي من سكره لا يفيق
غيرnot واعٍaware لماof what يقولsays الرفيقthe companion
غير واعٍ لما يقول الرفيق
Indeed, my heart never sobers from its intoxication,
My heart is drunk with love and will not awaken
Unaware of what the companion says.
Unaware of what my friend is saying
غلبovercame الوجدyearning والغرامand passion عليهover it
غلب الوجد والغرام عليه
فهوso it للعذلfor reproach فيin الهوىlove لاnot يطيقcan bear
فهو للعذل في الهوى لا يطيق
Yearning and passion have overcome it,
Passion and desire have overcome it
So it cannot bear reproach in love.
It cannot bear the agony of love
إنماonly العذلreproach للمحبfor the lover سفاهfolly
إنما العذل للمحب سفاه
ليسnot ينجوfinds safety علىon القناةthe spear-shaft الغريقthe drowning man
ليس ينجو على القناة الغريق
Reproaching a lover is nothing but folly;
Agony is only for the foolish lover
A drowning man cannot be saved on a spear-shaft.
The drowning man will not escape the canal
وملاميand reproaching me مماamong what يزيدincreases هياميmy infatuation
وملامي مما يزيد هيامي
بحبيبٍwith a beloved عليهfor him قلبيmy heart شفيقtenderly concerned
بحبيبٍ عليه قلبي شفيق
And reproaching me adds to my infatuation
And my blame for what increases my infatuation
With a beloved for whom my heart is tender.
For a beloved whose heart is compassionate towards me
لمnot يحلdeparts قطever ذكرهmention of him عنfrom لسانيmy tongue
لم يحل قط ذكره عن لساني
كلevery وقتٍmoment عليهfor him دمعيmy tears طليقunrestrained
كل وقتٍ عليه دمعي طليق
Never has mention of him left my tongue;
His mention never left my tongue
At every moment, my tears flow freely for him.
At every moment my tear flowed freely for him
آهah منfrom حرheat ماwhat ألاقيهI endure it فيهbecause of him
آه من حر ما ألاقيه فيه
قدindeed شوىscorched الروحthe soul فهيso it منهfrom it حريقablaze
قد شوى الروح فهي منه حريق
Ah, the heat of what I suffer because of him!
Oh, how intense is the passion I feel for him
It has scorched my soul, setting it ablaze.
It has seared my soul and set it aflame
ليتهif only he جادgave generously بالوصالwith union لصبto a lovesick man
ليته جاد بالوصال لصب
مولعenamored فهوso he بالوصالof union حقيقdeserving
مولع فهو بالوصال حقيق
Would that he granted union to a lovesick man,
If only he would give me the joy of union
Enamored, and thus deserving of union.
For he who craves union is sincere
منعhe prevented الطيفthe phantom أنthat يزورvisits كأنas though لمnot
منع الطيف أن يزور كأن لم
يكthere was للطيفfor the phantom فيin الظلامthe darkness طريقa path
يك للطيف في الظلام طريق
He forbade the phantom to visit, as though
The phantom refused to visit me as if
The phantom had no path through the darkness.
There was no path for the beloved in the darkness
هجرforsook النومsleep مذsince هجرنيhe forsook me جفنيmy eyelid
هجر النوم مذ هجرني جفني
فزفيريso my sighing علاgrew louder بهbecause of him والشهيقand the gasping
فزفيري علا به والشهيق
Sleep has forsaken my eyelid since he forsook me;
Sleep has abandoned me since he abandoned me
So my sighing and gasping grew loud because of him.
My sighs and moans rise loudly
يشهدbears witness النجمthe star ليfor me بفرطto the intensity of اكتئابيmy dejection
يشهد النجم لي بفرط اكتئابي
كلevery ليلnight وأنand that طرفيmy eye اريقsleepless
كل ليل وأن طرفي اريق
The star bears witness to my deep sorrow
The stars bear witness to my deep melancholy
Each night, and to my sleepless eye.
Every night while my eyes shed tears
ماnot مضتpassed ساعةan hour منof الدهرtime إلاexcept
ما مضت ساعة من الدهر إلا
كدتI nearly اقضيperish بهاin it وماand none بيtoward me رفيقkind
كدت اقضي بها وما بي رفيق
No hour of time has passed but
No hour has passed in life except
I nearly perished in it, with none to show me kindness.
I almost died and had no friend with me
يسملwears threadbare العمرlife والغرامand passion جديدfresh
يسمل العمر والغرام جديد
وفؤاديand my heart لمنtoward the one whom احبI love رقيقtender
وفؤادي لمن احب رقيق
Life wears threadbare, yet passion remains fresh,
Life passes as passion remains renewed
And my heart is tender toward the one I love.
And my heart is tender towards my love