وجههhis face البدرthe full moon فيin ليلthe night of التمامfullness
وجهه البدر في ليل التمام
كانwas أبهىmore radiant منthan أزاهيرthe blossoms of الغرامpassionate love
كان أبهى من أزاهير الغرام
His face is the full moon on the night of its fullness.
His face was the full moon in the night of perfection
It was more radiant than the blossoms of love.
It was more radiant than the flowers of love
ليسthere is no فيin دنيايmy world ماas long as عاشhe lives ظلامdarkness
ليس في دنياي ما عاش ظلام
إنهindeed, he is الوهاجthe blazing one منfrom نورthe light of المدامwine
إنه الوهاج من نور المدام
As long as he lives, there is no darkness in my world.
There is no darkness in my world that lived
He is ablaze with the light of wine.
It is the burning from the wine of the vines
غارتgrew jealous الأزهارthe flowers منof شوقيmy longing إليكfor you
غارت الأزهار من شوقي إليك
وتمنتand wished for رشفةa sip منfrom شفتيكyour lips
وتمنت رشفة من شفتيك
The flowers grew jealous of my longing for you,
The flowers longed for me for you
And wished for a sip from your lips.
And wished for a sip from your lips
يغضبgrows angry الحبlove إذاif شئتI wish عليكwith you
يغضب الحب إذا شئت عليك
ويجافيكand shuns you ويقذىand puts grit in مقلتيكyour eyes
ويجافيك ويقذى مقلتيك
Love, if I wish, grows angry with you,
Love gets angry if you want it for you
And shuns you and casts grit into your eyes.
And avoids you and blinks your eyelashes
ياO أميرprince of الحسنbeauty ماwhat هذاthis الجمالbeauty
يا أمير الحسن ما هذا الجمال
ياO لطيفgentle of الروحspirit ماwhat هذاthis الدلالcoy charm
يا لطيف الروح ما هذا الدلال
O prince of beauty, what beauty is this!
O prince of beauty what is this beauty
O you of gentle spirit, what coy charm is this!
O gentle soul what is this coquetry
إنindeed حبيmy love لكfor you منfrom وحيthe inspiration of الضلالdelusion
إن حبي لك من وحي الضلال
إنindeed شعريmy poetry فيكabout you منfrom وحيthe inspiration of الجمالbeauty
إن شعري فيك من وحي الجمال
My love for you is inspired by delusion;
My love for you is from the inspiration of temptation
My poetry about you is inspired by beauty.
My poetry in you is from the inspiration of beauty
سكرتgrew drunk عينيmy eye بمرآكat the sight of you الجميلbeautiful
سكرت عيني بمرآك الجميل
طربتwas enraptured روحيmy soul لمعناكby your essence النبيلnoble
طربت روحي لمعناك النبيل
My eye grew drunk on the beautiful sight of you;
My eyes got drunk with your beautiful sight
My soul was enraptured by your noble essence.
My soul was delighted by your noble meaning
لاnot أرىI see منwho أنتyou أنتyou المستحيلthe impossible
لا أرى من أنت أنت المستحيل
فيin وجودa world أهلteeming بالمستحيلwith the impossible
في وجود أهل بالمستحيل
I cannot discern who you are—you are the impossible,
I do not see who you are, you are the impossible
In a world teeming with the impossible.
In the existence of the people with the impossible
كنتyou were عنديwith me أنتyou yourself قدindeed قالsaid الخيالimagination
كنت عندي أنت قد قال الخيال
وتساقيناand we shared draughts نعيماbliss كالوصالlike union
وتساقينا نعيما كالوصال
You yourself were with me—so imagination said,
You were with me, the imagination had said
And we shared draughts of bliss like union.
And we exchanged pleasures like union
أيهاO you المقصودthe one meant منby نورthe light of الجمالbeauty
أيها المقصود من نور الجمال
قدindeed عشقتI fell in love with الوهمillusion فاسمعso listen وتعالand come
قد عشقت الوهم فاسمع وتعال
O you, the one meant by beauty's light,
O you who are meant from the light of beauty
I have fallen in love with illusion, so listen and come.
I have loved the illusion so listen and come
أناI قبلتI kissed بروحيwith my soul شفتيكyour lips
أنا قبلت بروحي شفتيك
وأطعتand I obeyed الحبlove فيin عطفيmy tenderness عليكtoward you
وأطعت الحب في عطفي عليك
I kissed your lips with my soul,
I have accepted with my soul your lips
And obeyed love in my tenderness toward you.
And obeyed love in my affection for you
ليتنيif only I أعرفI knew ماwhat شوقيmy longing إليكfor you
ليتني أعرف ما شوقي إليك
ليتنيif only I أعرفI knew ماwhat عطفيmy tenderness عليكtoward you
ليتني أعرف ما عطفي عليك
If only I knew what my longing for you is!
I wish I knew what my longing for you was
If only I knew what my tenderness toward you is!
I wish I knew what my affection for you was
يقولsays جمالكyour beauty فيماamong what يقولit says
يقول جمالك فيما يقول
بأنthat لبدرto the full moon of الدجىnight's darkness طلعتكyour countenance
بأن لبدر الدجى طلعتك
Your beauty says, among the things it says,
Your beauty says what it says
That the full moon of night has your countenance;
That the full moon of dusk was your rising
ويعترفand confesses البدرthe full moon عندat الأفولsetting
ويعترف البدر عند الأفول
بأنكthat you أسقيتهyou gave it to drink فتنتكyour enchantment
بأنك أسقيته فتنتك
And the full moon confesses as it sets
And the full moon at dusk admits
That you gave it your enchantment to drink.
That you watered it with your charm