Sol 6.1

  1. يا طَرفَه الفتّاك بالدَّعَجِ

    اِرفِقْ إِذا فَتكتَ بالمُهَجِ

    O his eye, deadly in its deep blackness,

    be gentle when you slay souls.

  2. وَاِصبِرْ لَدى إِشراقِ غُرَّتِهِ

    فَكَمِ اِنتَظرت الصّبحَ ذا البلجِ

    And be patient when his brow shines forth;

    for how often you have awaited the radiant dawn!

  3. وَلَطالَما أَحييت في سَهرٍ

    ليلاً دُجى مُتَرقِّبِ الفرَجِ

    And how often you have spent in sleepless vigil

    a night of darkness, awaiting relief.

  4. وَاِحكُم بِما قَد شِئتَ في دَنفٍ

    وَاِسلُك بِهِ في أَعدَلِ النهجِ

    And rule as you will over a lovesick man,

    and lead him along the most just path.

  5. وَاِقضِ الَّذي تَرضى بِمُهجَتِهِ

    مِن غَير إِثمٍ لا ولا حرجِ

    And decree what you please concerning his soul,

    without sin—no, nor any blame.

  6. وَلَقَد خَطَفت حِجى الكئيبِ بِما

    أودِعتَ مِن سِحرٍ وَمِن غنجِ

    Indeed, you have stolen the sorrowful man's reason through what

    you have instilled of magic and coy charm.

  7. يا قاتِلي إِنّي اِمرُؤٌ وَلِهٌ

    أَعمَى أَصمُّ وفي الغرامِ شَجي

    O my slayer, I am a man distraught with love,

    blind, deaf, and sorrowful in passion.

  8. إِن كانَ قَتلي قَد سُررتَ بِهِ

    فَاِفتُكْ فَدَيْتُكَ فيّ وَاِبتهجِ

    If you have taken joy in slaying me,

    then slay me—may I be your ransom—and rejoice.

  9. وَاِسحَرْ وَفتِّكْ واِسطُ مُفتَرِساً

    وَاِقتُلْ وَكُنْ بِالقَتلِ ذا لَهجِ

    And bewitch, and slaughter, and pounce as a predator,

    and kill, and be devoted to killing.

  10. ما كُنتُ مَن يَسلو هَواكَ وَلَو

    أَبعَدتَني أَلفاً مِنَ الحجَجِ

    I have never been one to forget my love for you, even if

    you banished me for a thousand years.