أياO منهلَspring of الباروكBarouk لوif كنتَyou were عاشقاًa lover
أيا منهلَ الباروك لو كنتَ عاشقاً
لماwould not كنتَyou be الامثلَexcept like غليthe boiling of دميmy blood تغليyou boil
لما كنتَ الامثلَ غلي دمي تغلي
O spring of Barouk, if you were a lover,
O spring of Barouk, had you been a lover
You would do nothing but boil as my blood boils.
You would not have been the finest to my fervent blood boiling.
ولوand if مرpassed قبليbefore me منsomeone who يعلمكteaches you الهوىlove
ولو مر قبلي من يعلمك الهوى
لماwould not بتyou remained حتىuntil اليومtoday فيin مثلthe like of ذاthis الجهلignorance
لما بت حتى اليوم في مثل ذا الجهل
And had someone who could teach you love passed before me,
Had someone who knows love passed by you before me
You would not have remained in such ignorance to this day.
You would not have remained until today in such ignorance.
الستdo you not ترىsee الصفصافthe willow فوقكabove you حانياًbending tenderly
الست ترى الصفصاف فوقك حانياً
حنوَّthe tender bending of وليهٍa lovesick lover لجpersisted فيin طلبseeking الوصلunion
حنوَّ وليهٍ لج في طلب الوصل
Do you not see the willow bending tenderly over you,
Do you not see the willow leaning over you
Like a lovesick lover intent on seeking union?
Yearning, swaying for a beloved seeking connection?
الستdo you not تراهsee it كيفhow أرخىit let down ذوائباًtresses
الست تراه كيف أرخى ذوائباً
عليكover you ثناهاbent them الوجدُpassion خصلاin locks علىupon خصلlocks
عليك ثناها الوجدُ خصلا على خصل
Do you not see how it has let down its tresses
Do you not see it letting down its tresses
Over you, bent by passion, lock upon lock?
Laying its tendrils, strand over strand, in fervor?
فجاوبنيthen answered me الباروكBarouk لوif كنتَyou were عارفاًknowledgeable
فجاوبني الباروك لو كنتَ عارفاً
بسرof the secret of الهوىlove مثليlike me لاwould (joining the following verb) عرضتُI turned away عنfrom عذليmy reproaches
بسر الهوى مثلي لا عرضتُ عن عذلي
Then Barouk answered me: 'If you knew
So the spring of Barouk replied: Had you known
The secret of love as I do, I would abandon my reproaches.
The secret of love as I do, you would not blame me,
إذاif رمتَyou wish تستبقيto keep alive الهوىlove فاجعلthen make اللقاthe meeting
إذا رمتَ تستبقي الهوى فاجعل اللقا
قصيراًbrief فطولُfor the length of الوصلunion فيin الحبlove كالقتلlike killing
قصيراً فطولُ الوصل في الحب كالقتل
If you wish to keep love alive, make the meeting
When you try to maintain love, make the meeting
Brief, for prolonged union in love is like killing.
Brief, for length of union in love is like death,
وصُدَّand turn away عنfrom المحبوبthe beloved انif لجgrows insistent وجدُهhis passion
وصُدَّ عن المحبوب ان لج وجدُه
وكنand be بارداًcold مثليlike me ورحand go on جارياًflowing مثليlike me
وكن بارداً مثلي ورح جارياً مثلي
And turn away from the beloved if his passion grows insistent;
And the lover is barred from the beloved if passion overcomes him,
And be cold like me, and go on flowing like me.'
So be cold like me, and flow calmly like me.