ماnot حبانيbestowed on me سوىexcept العتابreproach سروراjoy
ما حباني سوى العتاب سرورا
بغريرٍwith a guileless youth رأيتهI saw him مسروراdelighted
بغريرٍ رأيته مسرورا
Nothing but reproach bestowed joy on me,
Nothing brought me joy but his reproach delightfully
With a guileless youth whom I saw delighted.
With a grin I saw him delighted
يجبرhe mends الخاطرthe heart الكسيرbroken كثيراoften
يجبر الخاطر الكسير كثيرا
عندwhen تكسيرmaking languid طرفهhis gaze تزويراin pretense
عند تكسير طرفه تزويرا
He often mends the broken heart,
It mends the broken heart greatly
When he feigns languor in his gaze.
When he pretends to break his glance flirtatiously
خلتI thought لماwhen ضممتهI embraced him مخموراdrunk
خلت لما ضممته مخمورا
ناثراًscattering منfrom حميمهhis sweat كافوراcamphor
ناثراً من حميمه كافورا
I thought him drunk when I embraced him,
I left him intoxicated when I drew him close
Scattering camphor from his sweat.
Scattering camphor from his bosom
إنindeed خدّاًa cheek لثمتهI kissed it مقروراchilled
إن خدّاً لثمته مقرورا
صارbecame ناراًfire ولؤلؤاًand pearls منثوراscattered
صار ناراً ولؤلؤاً منثورا
Indeed, a cheek I kissed while it was cold
If I kissed his cheek longingly
Became fire and pearls strewn about,
It became fire and scattered pearls
أوor شقيقاًan anemone مضمخاًperfumed ممطوراrain-drenched
أو شقيقاً مضمخاً ممطورا
فوّقتaimed فوقهabove it الغزالةthe sun نوراlight
فوّقت فوقه الغزالة نورا
Or a perfumed, rain-drenched anemone,
Or a tulip drenched in dew
Above which the sun aimed its light,
Above it the gazelle shed light
يصبغit colors الفضةthe silver النقيةpure زوراdeceptively
يصبغ الفضة النقية زورا
مثلماjust as تصبغcolors الطلاthe wine البلوراthe crystal
مثلما تصبغ الطلا البلورا
Deceptively tinting pure silver,
Dyeing the pure silver falsely
Just as wine tints crystal.
As the halo dyes the crystal clearly
لاmay not عدمناwe be deprived of عتابهhis reproach المبروراblessed
لا عدمنا عتابه المبرورا
إنهindeed it صارhas become ناصراًa helper منصوراgranted victory
إنه صار ناصراً منصورا
May we never lack his blessed reproach;
May we not miss his blessed reproach
Indeed, it has become a helper, granted victory,
It became a victorious supporter
يستميلit wins over المهاةthe oryx doe واليعفوراand the gazelle
يستميل المهاة واليعفورا
ويبرand treats kindly الأميرthe prince والمأموراand the subordinate
ويبر الأمير والمأمورا
Winning over the oryx doe and the gazelle,
Appeasing the disturbed and the shy
And treating the prince and the subordinate kindly.
And dutiful to the prince and the appointed
دمتI continued حتىuntil فرىcleft الضحىmorning light الديجوراthe darkness
دمت حتى فرى الضحى الديجورا
أستقيI draw منfrom رضابهhis sweet saliva الإكسيراthe elixir
أستقي من رضابه الإكسيرا
I continued until morning light cleft the darkness,
Stay until the bright dawn brings relief
Drawing the elixir from his sweet saliva.
I took from his blows the elixir
ثمthen ولىhe departed وقدand already لقيhe found ميسوراease
ثم ولى وقد لقي ميسورا
بعدafter ماthat كانhe had been شاكياًcomplaining معسوراin hardship
بعد ما كان شاكياً معسورا
Then he departed, having found ease,
Then he left, fortunate and content
After he had been complaining and hard-pressed.
After he had been complaining bitterly
وتوليتand I departed شاكراًthankful مشكوراthanked
وتوليت شاكراً مشكورا
أحمدI praise اللَهGod والعتابand reproach كثيراgreatly
أحمد اللَه والعتاب كثيرا
And I departed, thankful and thanked,
And I remained grateful and obliged
Praising God and reproach greatly.
I thank God for the plentiful reproach