Sol 6.1

  1. عاوَدَ القَلبَ مِن تَذَكُّرِ جُملٍ

    ما يَهيجُ المُتَيَّمَ المَحزونا

    At the memory of Juml, there returned to the heart

    what stirs the sorrowful, love-stricken man.

  2. إِنَّ ما أَورَثَت مِنَ الحُبِّ جُملٌ

    كادَ يُبدي المُجَمجَمَ المَكنونا

    Indeed, the love that Juml bequeathed

    almost laid bare what was kept unspoken and concealed

  3. لَيلَةَ السَبتِ إِذ نَظَرتُ إِلَيها

    نَظرَةً زادَتِ الفُؤادَ جُنونا

    on Saturday night, when I looked at her

    with a glance that drove the heart further into madness.

  4. إِنَّ مَمشاكِ دونَ دارِ عَدِيٍّ

    كانَ لِلقَلبِ فِتنَةً وَفُتونا

    Indeed, your walk in front of Adi’s house

    was a trial and a temptation to the heart.

  5. وَتَراءَت عَلى البَلاطِ فَلَمّا

    واجَهَتنا كَالشَمسِ تُعشي العُيونا

    And she appeared at al-Balat; then, when

    she faced us like the sun, dazzling the eyes,

  6. وَجَلا بُردُها وَقَد حَسَرَتهُ

    نورَ بَدرٍ يُضيءُ لِلناظِرينا

    and her mantle, which she had drawn aside, revealed

    the light of a full moon shining for those who gazed,

  7. قالَ هارونُ قِف فَيا لَيتَ أَنّي

    كُنتُ طاوَعتُ ساعَةً هارونا

    Harun said, 'Stop!'—oh, if only I

    had obeyed Harun for a moment!

  8. وَنَهَتني عَنِ النِساءِ وَحَلَّت

    مَنزِلاً مِن حِمى الفُؤادِ مَكينا

    And she turned me away from women, and settled

    in a secure abode within the heart’s sanctuary.

  9. ثُمَّ شَكَّت فَلَستُ أَعرِفُ مِنها

    مِقَةً لي وَلا قِلىً مُستَبينا

    Then she grew doubtful, so I cannot discern in her

    affection for me, nor any clear aversion.

  10. غَيرَ أَنّي أُؤَمِّلُ الوَصلَ مِنها

    أَمَلَ المُرتَجي بِغَيبٍ ظُنونا

    Yet I hope for union with her,

    as one hopes, guessing at the unseen.