يخفقthrob القلبانthe two hearts، بلnay تهفوyearn الشفاهthe lips
يخفق القلبان، بل تهفو الشفاه
منذsince أنthat ضمتكembraced you فيin شوقlonging يداهhis two hands
منذ أن ضمتك في شوق يداه
The two hearts throb—nay, the lips yearn.
The hearts flutter, the lips sigh,
Since his hands embraced you in longing,
Since your hands held me in longing,
منذsince أنthat رنrang صداهاits echo ، قبلةa kiss
منذ أن رن صداها ، قبلة
نهلتdrank a first draught منهاfrom it وعلّتand drank again شفتاهhis two lips !
نهلت منها وعلّت شفتاه !
Since the echo of a kiss rang out,
Since its echo rang, a kiss,
From which his lips drank, then drank again!
I sipped from it, it wet my lips!
وارتوتand were quenched روحاًin spirit كماjust as بلnay ظمئتgrew thirsty
وارتوت روحاً كما بل ظمئت
برحيقwith nectar القبلاتthe kisses المشتهاةlonged-for
برحيق القبلات المشتهاة
And were quenched in spirit, just as—nay, grew thirsty,
My soul was satiated, as if it had quenched its thirst,
With the nectar of longed-for kisses.
With the nectar of the desired kisses,
بلnay رحيقnectar الخلدimmortality قدindeed طابhas grown sweet جناهits fruit
بل رحيق الخلد قد طاب جناه
وسرىand coursed فيهthrough it حلاهits sweetness وشذاهand its fragrance
وسرى فيه حلاه وشذاه
Nay, the nectar of immortality—its fruit has grown sweet,
Nay, with the nectar of eternity, its abode was pleasant,
And its sweetness and fragrance coursed through it.
Its charm and melody flowed through it.
يخفقthrob القلبانthe two hearts بلnay تهفوyearn الشفاهthe lips
يخفق القلبان بل تهفو الشفاه
حينwhen يلقىmeet ناظريكyour two eyes ناظراهhis two eyes
حين يلقى ناظريك ناظراه
The two hearts throb—nay, the lips yearn.
The hearts flutter, the lips sigh,
When his eyes meet your eyes,
When my eyes meet yours,
حينماwhen يستعرblazes الحبlove جـوىaching passion
حينما يستعر الحب جـوى
يكتويare seared القلبانthe two hearts منby حرthe heat لظاهits blaze
يكتوي القلبان من حر لظاه
When love blazes with aching passion,
Whenever love kindles its embers,
The two hearts are seared by the heat of its blaze.
The hearts scorch from the heat of its flames.
فيرجيso hopes for كلevery ثغرmouth قبلةa kiss
فيرجي كل ثغر قبلة
هيit is بردcoolness للحناياfor the heart's recesses والشفاهand the lips
هي برد للحنايا والشفاه
So every mouth hopes for a kiss,
Each mouth longs for a kiss,
A coolness for the heart's recesses and the lips.
It is a balm for the sorrows and lips,
مثلماjust as يطلبseeks رياrelief from thirst ظامئa thirsty person
مثلما يطلب ريا ظامئ
ينظرlooks at الماءthe water ولاand does not يبلغreach فاهhis mouth !
ينظر الماء ولا يبلغ فاه !
Just as a thirsty one seeks to quench his thirst,
Like a thirsty man seeking water,
Gazing at water that does not reach his mouth!
Looking at it but cannot reach it!
يخفقthrob القلبانthe two hearts ، بلnay تهفوyearn الشفاهthe lips
يخفق القلبان ، بل تهفو الشفاه
كلماwhenever بشرproclaimed glad tidings بالحبof love الهُـداهthe guides
كلما بشر بالحب الهُـداه
The two hearts throb—nay, the lips yearn.
The hearts flutter, the lips sigh,
Whenever the guides proclaim glad tidings of love,
Whenever love’s guide brings good tidings,
كلماwhenever نادىcalled out المناديthe caller حيcome! هلاcome along!
كلما نادى المنادي حي هلا
يقطفplucks المحرومthe deprived one ماwhat طابhas grown sweet جناهits fruit
يقطف المحروم ما طاب جناه
Whenever the caller cries, 'Come, come along!'
Whenever the caller calls out, “come on!”
The deprived one plucks the fruit that has grown sweet.
Let the deprived pluck the ripe fruits.
ماwhat لمحرومينfor two deprived ones لمdid not يستمعاboth listen
ما لمحرومين لم يستمعا
ذلكthat الصوتvoice لذيwhich دوّىresounded صداهits echo
ذلك الصوت لذي دوّى صداه
What of two deprived ones who did not heed
Those deprived who did not listen,
That voice whose echo resounded?
To that voice whose echo roared,
إيهgo on! هيّاcome on! ، فلنجبso let us answer داعيthe summoner of الشفاهthe lips
إيه هيّا ، فلنجب داعي الشفاه
فهوfor it is داعيthe summoner of الحبlove ، أوor داعيthe summoner of الحياةlife
فهو داعي الحب ، أو داعي الحياة
Go on, come—let us answer the lips' call,
“Come on, let's answer the lips’ caller”,
For it is the call of love—or the call of life.
He who calls to love, or calls to life.