حوّاءُEve ياO سرّsecret جمالbeauty الوجودexistence
حوّاءُ يا سرّ جمال الوجود
ياO كلّall ماthat which نهواهwe love it فيin العالمthe world
يا كلّ ما نهواه في العالم
Eve, O secret of the beauty of existence,
Eve, you are the secret of beauty in existence
O all that we love in the world,
You are everything he desires in this world
يطيبُis sweet ليto me بينbetween يديكyour two hands السجودprostration
يطيبُ لي بين يديك السجود
فقدfor indeed ورثتُI inherited الحبlove عنfrom آدمAdam
فقد ورثتُ الحب عن آدم
It is sweet to me to prostrate myself before you,
Prostrating before you brings me joy
For I inherited love from Adam.
For I have inherited love from Adam
رفقاًbe gentle بماwith what فيin كفّكyour palm المُشتهاهlonged-for
رفقاً بما في كفّك المُشتهاه
فهوfor he فتىyouth الأحلامdreams ياO جاحدهungrateful woman
فهو فتى الأحلام يا جاحده
Be gentle with what is in your longed-for hand,
Have mercy on what lies in your coveted palm
For he is the youth of dreams, O ungrateful woman.
He is the boy of dreams, O denier
جعلتهyou made him لُعبةَa plaything هذىthis الحياهlife
جعلته لُعبةَ هذى الحياه
فياso, O لهfor him منof لُعبةٍa plaything خالدهeverlasting
فيا له من لُعبةٍ خالده
You made him the plaything of this life,
You have made him a plaything of this life
And what an everlasting plaything he is!
What an eternal game he is
كالعابدlike a worshipper المفتونenraptured يحنىhe bows الجبينthe brow
كالعابد المفتون يحنى الجبين
وروحهand his soul تزجىsends forth إليكto you الرجاءentreaty
وروحه تزجى إليك الرجاء
Like an enraptured worshipper, he bows his brow,
Like a worshipper enraptured, bowing his forehead
And his soul sends its entreaty to you.
His soul pleading to you with hope
فماso what الذيthat which أغراكenticed you إذas تضكحينyou laugh (likely intended)
فما الذي أغراك إذ تضكحين
ذُلُّabasement الهوىpassionate love أمor ذاكthat طبعُnature النساءwomen
ذُلُّ الهوى أم ذاك طبعُ النساء
What, then, has enticed you as you laugh—
What has made you smile
Love's abasement, or is that the nature of women?
Is it the humiliation of passion or the nature of women?
باللَهِby God ياO حوّاءEve لاdo not تحرميهdeprive him
باللَهِ يا حوّاء لا تحرميه
منof ضمّةٍan embrace أوor قبلتٍa kiss (likely intended) أوor حنانtenderness
من ضمّةٍ أو قبلتٍ أو حنان
For God's sake, O Eve, do not deprive him
By God, Eve, do not deprive him
Of an embrace, or a kiss, or tenderness.
Of an embrace, or a kiss, or affection
فهوfor he امتدادٌa continuation لأمانيof the hopes of أبيهhis father
فهو امتدادٌ لأماني أبيه
منsince يومthe day أنthat فارقhe left نُعمىbliss الجنانParadise
من يوم أن فارق نُعمى الجنان
For he is a continuation of his father's hopes,
For he is an extension of his father's wishes
Since the day he left the bliss of Paradise.
From the day he left the bliss of Paradise