ياO كانياًalluding عنto دمعِهِhis tears
يا كانياً عن دمعِهِ
بمَسحتby “I wiped” عنfrom خدّيmy cheek خلوقاsaffron perfume
بمَسحت عن خدّي خلوقا
O you who allude to your own tears
by saying, “I wiped saffron perfume from my cheek,”
هلاّwhy did you not أذعتَyou proclaimed هواكyour love إذْwhen
هلاّ أذعتَ هواك إذْ
كنتَyou were المتيَّمَenslaved by love والمشوقاand filled with longing
كنتَ المتيَّمَ والمشوقا
why did you not proclaim your love, when
you were enslaved by love and filled with longing,
وأَبَنْتَand you made clear أنكthat you ماmingling (first fragment) زجٌ(completes “mingling”)
وأَبَنْتَ أنك ما زجٌ
بدمwith the blood of الحشاthe heart دمعاًtears دَفوقاgushing
بدم الحشا دمعاً دَفوقا
and reveal that you were mingling
gushing tears with your heart’s blood,
وقطفتَand you plucked منfrom خدّthe cheek of الحبيthe beloved (word continues)
وقطفتَ من خدّ الحبي
ب(completes “beloved”) بلحظwith the glance of عينيكyour eyes الشقِيقاthe anemone
ب بلحظ عينيك الشقِيقا
and pluck from the beloved’s cheek
the anemone with your eyes’ glance,
ولثمتand you kissed لؤلؤَthe pearls of ثَغْرهhis mouth
ولثمت لؤلؤَ ثَغْره
مترشّفاًsipping خمراًwine وريقاand saliva
مترشّفاً خمراً وريقا
and kiss the pearls of his mouth,
sipping wine and saliva,
وتركتand you abandoned قولكyour saying فيabout الدموtears (word continues)
وتركت قولك في الدمو
ع(completes “tears”) عبدʿAbd (servant of) اللهAllāh (God) نثرتI scattered منfrom عينيmy eyes عقيقاagates
ع عبد الله نثرت من عيني عقيقا
and abandon your saying about tears,
ʿAbd Allāh: “I scattered agates from my eyes”?
إنّindeed الهوىlove عذبٌsweet فَكُنْso be
إنّ الهوى عذبٌ فَكُنْ
فيهin it اللجوجَpersistent المستفيقاclear-headed
فيه اللجوجَ المستفيقا
Love is indeed sweet, so be
persistent in it and clear-headed.
Translation model: Sol 6.1