ياO منyou whose فؤادكyour heart منof همanguish الهوىlove فاضيfree
يا من فؤادك من هم الهوى فاضي
ولمand have not تريyou see ماwhat أقاسيهI endure it بحببكfor love of you
ولم تري ما أقاسيه بحببك
O you whose heart is free of love's anguish,
O you whose heart is free from love's concerns
And you have not seen what I endure for love of you.
And you have not seen what I suffer for love of you
قلبيmy heart يقلبis tossed about فيin نارfire وأرماضand scorching heat
قلبي يقلب في نار وأرماض
وأنتand you لاهيةheedless ماemphatic particle بينamong أهليكyour kin
وأنت لاهية ما بين أهليك
My heart is tossed in fire and scorching heat,
My heart burns in fire and embers
While you are heedless among your kin.
While you are heedless among your family
سليask نجومthe stars الدجىnight's darkness عنabout قدرthe extent اغماضيmy closing my eyes
سلي نجوم الدجى عن قدر اغماضي
فهيfor they التيthe ones that عنof سهاديmy sleeplessness فيهin it تنبيكinform you
فهي التي عن سهادي فيه تنبيك
Ask the stars of night how much sleep I get;
Ask the stars of night about the extent of my wakefulness
For they tell you of my sleeplessness through the night.
For they are the ones that keep you from my pillow as I lie awake
ادمعtears عينan eye علىupon الخدينboth cheeks فياضoverflowing
ادمع عين على الخدين فياض
ابيتI spend the night طولthroughout لياليthe nights الهجرseparation ابكيكI weep for you
ابيت طول ليالي الهجر ابكيك
Tears from my eye stream over both cheeks;
My eyes shed tears down my cheeks so plentifully
I spend all the nights of separation weeping for you.
I stay up whole nights of separation crying for you
أنتyou التيthe one who منكfrom you جدتarose كلall امراضيmy ailments
أنت التي منك جدت كل امراضي
واسألand I ask اللهGod منهاfrom them الدهرfor all time يحميكprotects you
واسأل الله منها الدهر يحميك
You are the one from whom all my ailments sprang,
You are the one I have found all my illnesses from
And I ask God to protect you from them forever.
And I ask God to protect you from them forever
دعيleave aside الذيwhat قدalready جرىhappened فيin عصرناour time الماضيpast
دعي الذي قد جرى في عصرنا الماضي
فماso what الذيis it that لوصاليto union with me الآنnow يدنيكbrings you near
فما الذي لوصالي الآن يدنيك
Leave aside what happened in our bygone days;
Leave what has passed in our time gone by
So what will now bring you to union with me?
For nothing now will bring you closer to my union
أماhas ... not? كفانيsufficed me صدودٌrebuff بعدafter اعراضrejection
أما كفاني صدودٌ بعد اعراض
اظنI think ماwhat قدalready جرىhappened منof ذاكthat يكفيكsuffices you
اظن ما قد جرى من ذاك يكفيك
Have I not had enough of rebuff after rejection?
Have I not had enough rejection after indifference
I think enough of that has happened to satisfy you.
I think what has happened should suffice you
روحيmy soul فداؤكa ransom for you انيindeed I والهوىby love راضيcontent
روحي فداؤك اني والهوى راضي
بايwith any قتلkilling بهby it انif كانit is يرضيكpleases you
باي قتل به ان كان يرضيك
My soul is your ransom; by love, I am content
My soul is yours, though I and passion are content
With any death it brings, if that pleases you.
With any murder, if it satisfies you
أماas for السلوforgetting love فلاso not يقضيdecrees بهconcerning it القاضيthe judge
أما السلو فلا يقضي به القاضي
وكيفand how اسلوI forget love معwith الحسنthe beauty الذيthat فيكin you
وكيف اسلو مع الحسن الذي فيك
As for forgetting love, the judge will not decree it;
As for peace, no judge rules by it
And how could I forget, given the beauty in you?
And how can I have peace with the beauty in you?
الغصنthe bough مشبهresembling قدa figure منكof yours نهاضupright
الغصن مشبه قد منك نهاض
وفيand in محياكyour face بدرthe full moon التمfullness يحكيكresembles you
وفي محياك بدر التم يحكيك
The bough resembles your upright figure;
The branch resembles you, risen from you
And in your face the full moon mirrors you.
And in your cheek, a perfect moon describes you
وبرقand lightning ثغرa mouth حكاهresembled it عندupon ايماضflashing
وبرق ثغر حكاه عند ايماض
وجيدand a neck ريمa gazelle بلاwithout حليjewelry يحليكadorns you
وجيد ريم بلا حلي يحليك
And lightning resembles your mouth when it flashes;
Lightning of a mouth told of you in a blink
And a gazelle's neck adorns you without jewelry.
And a flexible stem, with no adornment, beautifies you
وشعرand hair فرعlong tresses إلىdown to الاقدامthe feet فضفاضflowing abundantly
وشعر فرع إلى الاقدام فضفاض
ومبسمand a smile ختمa seal ياقوتruby علىupon فيكyour mouth
ومبسم ختم ياقوت على فيك
And long tresses of hair flow abundantly down to your feet;
Hair is a leafy branch cascading down
And a smile—a ruby seal upon your mouth.
And a smiling seal of ruby upon your mouth
وخالand a mole مسكmusk بروضin the garden of الخمدstillness (probably a typo for 'the cheek') مرتاضtamed
وخال مسك بروض الخمد مرتاض
وعشرand ten اقلامpens بلورcrystal باديكin your hands
وعشر اقلام بلور باديك
And a musk-like mole, tame in the cheek's garden [probable reading];
A birthmark of musk in the meadow of your cheek
And ten crystal pens are in your hands.
And ten crystal pens on your incisors
قدindeed زرتنيyou visited me مرةonce فيfor بعضone of اغراضيmy purposes
قد زرتني مرة في بعض اغراضي
ثنيdo it a second time ولاand do not تجعليهاmake it بيضةthe egg of الديكthe rooster
ثني ولا تجعليها بيضة الديك
You once visited me for a purpose of mine;
You visited me once for some purpose of yours
Come again, and do not make it the rooster's egg.
Bend, and do not make it the egg of the rooster