عُلِّقَwas made enamored القَلبُthe heart وَزوعاardently yearning
عُلِّقَ القَلبُ وَزوعا
حُبَّlove for مَنone whom لَنwill never يَستَطيعاit be able to attain
حُبَّ مَن لَن يَستَطيعا
The heart, yearning, was bound
in love with one it could never attain.
عُلِّقَwas made enamored of الشَمسَthe sun فَأَضحَتand she became
عُلِّقَ الشَمسَ فَأَضحَت
أَوجَهَthe fairest-faced الناسِof people جَميعاall
أَوجَهَ الناسِ جَميعا
It was bound to the sun, and she became
the fairest of all people.
وَدَعاهُand called it الحَينُdoom فَاِنقاso it yielded (first part)
وَدَعاهُ الحَينُ فَاِنقا
دَyielded (completion) إِلىto الحَينِdoom سَريعاswiftly
دَ إِلى الحَينِ سَريعا
And doom called it, so it gave
way swiftly to doom.
ثُمَّthen أَبصَرتُI saw الَّتيher who زاsurpassed (first part)
ثُمَّ أَبصَرتُ الَّتي زا
دَتsurpassed (completion) عَلىbeyond الشَمسِthe sun بُروعاin beauty
دَت عَلى الشَمسِ بُروعا
Then I saw her who surpassed
the sun in beauty.
وَتَرىand you see النِسوانَthe women إِنif قاshe rises (first part)
وَتَرى النِسوانَ إِن قا
مَتshe rises (completion) وَإِنand if قُمنَthey rise خُشوعاbowed in awe
مَت وَإِن قُمنَ خُشوعا
And you see the women, whether she rises
or they rise, bowed in awe,
كَخُضوعِlike the submission of النَجمِthe stars لِلشَمto the sun (first part)
كَخُضوعِ النَجمِ لِلشَم
سِsun (completion) إِذاwhen رامَتshe seeks طُلوعاto rise
سِ إِذا رامَت طُلوعا
like stars bowing before the sun
when she seeks to rise.
وَلَقَدand indeed قُلتُI said عَلىat فَوa distance (first part)
وَلَقَد قُلتُ عَلى فَو
تٍa distance (completion) وَكَفكَفتُand wiped away الدُموعاthe tears
تٍ وَكَفكَفتُ الدُموعا
Indeed I spoke when she was out of reach,
and wiped away my tears,
جَزَعاًin anguish لَيلَةَon the night مَرَّتshe passed
جَزَعاً لَيلَةَ مَرَّت
بيby me وَماand not كُنتُI was جَزوعاprone to anguish
بي وَما كُنتُ جَزوعا
in anguish, the night she passed
by me—though I was not prone to anguish.
أَسفَرَتshe unveiled her face لَيلَةَon the night of وَدّاWaddan (first part)
أَسفَرَت لَيلَةَ وَدّا
نَWaddan (completion) حِذاراًfor fear أَنthat تَروعاshe might frighten
نَ حِذاراً أَن تَروعا
She unveiled her face on the night at Waddan,
for fear that she might frighten
قَلبَthe heart of مَحزونٍone grieving بِهاfor her ماnot
قَلبَ مَحزونٍ بِها ما
زالَceased مُختَلّاًdistraught وَجيعاaching
زالَ مُختَلّاً وَجيعا
the heart of one grieving for her, which had
never ceased to be distraught and aching.
فَأَرَتهُso she showed him وارِدَlong-flowing النَبthe hair-growth (first part)
فَأَرَتهُ وارِدَ النَب
تِhair-growth (completion) وَمُنتَصّاًand an upraised neck تَليعاlong and slender
تِ وَمُنتَصّاً تَليعا
So she showed him her flowing hair
and her long, upraised neck,
وَثَناياand front teeth يَكرَعُdrinks deeply المَلthe anguished one (first part)
وَثَنايا يَكرَعُ المَل
هوفُanguished one (completion) فيهِنَّamong them كُروعاa deep draught
هوفُ فيهِنَّ كُروعا
and front teeth where the anguished one
drinks deep,
يَومَon the day حَلَّتshe settled مِنwithin سَوادِthe core of الthe
يَومَ حَلَّت مِن سَوادِ ال
قَلبِheart مُحتَلّاًa dwelling place رَفيعاlofty
قَلبِ مُحتَلّاً رَفيعا
on the day she settled in the depths of the
heart, in a lofty dwelling.
هَلquestion marker رَأَيتَyou saw الرَكبَthe caravan أَوor أَبyou spied (first part)
هَل رَأَيتَ الرَكبَ أَو أَب
صَرتَyou spied (completion) بِالقاعِon the plain هُجوعاsleeping people
صَرتَ بِالقاعِ هُجوعا
Have you seen the caravan, or
spied sleepers on the plain?
قالَhe said لَمdid not أَعرِفI recognize وَقَدand indeed أَبI saw (first part)
قالَ لَم أَعرِف وَقَد أَب
صَرتُI saw (completion) عيساًpale camels وَقُطوعاand saddle-rugs
صَرتُ عيساً وَقُطوعا
He said: I did not recognize them, though
I saw pale camels and saddle-rugs.
قُلتُI said إِذهَبgo فَاِعتَرِفهُمand identify them
قُلتُ إِذهَب فَاِعتَرِفهُم
ثُمَّthen أَدرِكناcatch up with us جَميعاall
ثُمَّ أَدرِكنا جَميعا
I said: Go and find out who they are,
then catch up with us all.
قِفstop عَلىby الرَكبِthe caravan فَسَلِّمthen offer greetings
قِف عَلى الرَكبِ فَسَلِّم
ثُمَّthen أَدرِكناcatch up with us سَريعاquickly
ثُمَّ أَدرِكنا سَريعا
Stop by the caravan and greet them,
then catch up with us quickly.
فَلَقَدfor indeed كُنتُI have been قَديماًfor a long time
فَلَقَد كُنتُ قَديماً
لِهَوىto the desire of النَفسِthe soul تَبوعاa devoted follower
لِهَوى النَفسِ تَبوعا
For I have long been
a devoted follower of my soul's desire.