ياO اِبنَson of الدَوامِيِّal-Dawami الَّذيwhose
يا اِبنَ الدَوامِيِّ الَّذي
صابَrained down نَداهُhis bounty وَهَطَلand poured down
صابَ نَداهُ وَهَطَل
O son of al-Dawāmī, whose
O Ibn al-Dawami, whose
bounty poured down in torrents;
bounty rained down and poured,
ياO مَنone who إِذاwhen داوىhe treats شَفاhe heals
يا مَن إِذا داوى شَفا
وَمَنand one who إِذاwhen أَدوىhe causes illness قَتَلhe kills
وَمَن إِذا أَدوى قَتَل
O you who, when you treat, heal,
O one who heals when he treats,
and when you afflict, kill;
and who kills when he causes illness,
مُختَلِفَdiffering الطَعمَينِthe two tastes فيin
مُختَلِفَ الطَعمَينِ في
يَوميهِhis two days صابٌbitter sap وَعَسَلand honey
يَوميهِ صابٌ وَعَسَل
your two flavors differ: in
of two contrasting tastes on
your days, bitter sap and honey.
his two days: bitter sap and honey.
أَهدَيتَyou gave as a gift لِلقَلبِto the heart بِماthrough what
أَهدَيتَ لِلقَلبِ بِما
أَهدَيتَyou gave as a gift أُنساًcomfort وَجَذَلand joy
أَهدَيتَ أُنساً وَجَذَل
I gave it to the heart; my gift
You gave the heart, through what
was companionship and joy—
you gave, comfort and joy.
هَدِيَّةٌa gift مِثلُlike العَذاthe maidens (continued)
هَدِيَّةٌ مِثلُ العَذا
رىending of 'maidens' رُفِعَتwere lifted عَنهاfrom her/it الكِلَلthe veils
رى رُفِعَت عَنها الكِلَل
a gift like maidens
A gift like maidens,
with their veils lifted away;
whose veils have been lifted,
أَوor كَخُدودِlike the cheeks of الغانِياthe beauties (continued)
أَو كَخُدودِ الغانِيا
تِending of 'beauties' دَمِيَتbecame blood-red مِنَfrom الخَجَلbashfulness
تِ دَمِيَت مِنَ الخَجَل
or like the cheeks of beautiful women,
or like the cheeks of beauties,
blood-red with modesty;
blood-red with bashfulness.
كَأَنَّهاas though it were رَقراقُshimmering ماwater (continued)
كَأَنَّها رَقراقُ ما
ءٍending of 'water' فيin نَواحيهِits sides شُعَلflames
ءٍ في نَواحيهِ شُعَل
as though it were shimmering water
As though it were shimmering water
with flames along its edges;
with flames along its sides.
كَأَنَّهُas though it مِنfrom عَرفِكَyour fragrance الthe
كَأَنَّهُ مِن عَرفِكَ ال
فائِحِwafting فيamong الناسِthe people اِحتَمَلit took up
فائِحِ في الناسِ اِحتَمَل
as though some of your fragrance—
As though, from your fragrance
wafting among the people—were borne in it;
wafting among people, it had taken a share.
كَأَنَّهُas though it مِنbecause of لُطفِهِits delicacy
كَأَنَّهُ مِن لُطفِهِ
عَلىon مَعانيكَyour qualities اِشتَمَلit encompassed
عَلى مَعانيكَ اِشتَمَل
as though, through its own delicacy,
As though, in its delicacy,
it embraced your qualities;
it embodied your qualities.
كَأَنَّهُas though it were كَفُّكَyour palm لاnot
كَأَنَّهُ كَفُّكَ لا
يَصلُحُis fit إِلّاexcept لِلقُبَلfor kisses
يَصلُحُ إِلّا لِلقُبَل
as though it were your hand, never
As though it were your palm, not
fit for anything but kisses.
fit for anything but kisses.
