جارتيmy female neighbor والبخلand stinginess منamong أخلاقهاher traits
جارتي والبخل من أخلاقها
سرقتshe stole قلبيmy heart وطارتand flew away لاnot تعودshe returns
سرقت قلبي وطارت لا تعود
My neighbor—stinginess is among her traits—
My neighbor whose stinginess is of her morals
Stole my heart and flew away, never to return.
Stole my heart and flew away, never to return
حلوةsweet سمراءdark-complexioned ماhow أظرفهاcharming she is
حلوة سمراء ما أظرفها
حينwhen تلقانيshe meets me بنارwith a fire منof صدودrejection
حين تلقاني بنار من صدود
Sweet and dark-complexioned—how charming she is
A sweet, dark-skinned girl, how graceful she is
When she meets me with a fire of rejection.
When she glances at me with fires of rejection
أيهاO الحسناءbeautiful woman أينwhere الموعدthe rendezvous
أيها الحسناء أين الموعد
فيin مساءan evening مظلمdark أوor فيin صباحa morning
في مساء مظلم أو في صباح
O fair one, where is the rendezvous—
Oh beautiful one, where is the rendezvous
On a dark evening, or in the morning?
In a dark evening or in the morning
والتناجىand intimate whispering يصنعworks البدعwonders بناin us
والتناجى يصنع البدع بنا
إنهindeed it is ياO روحsoul أكوابgoblets وراحand wine
إنه يا روح أكواب وراح
And intimate whispering works wonders in us;
And whispering makes innovations with us
It is indeed, O soul, goblets and wine.
It is, O soul, cups and comfort
ياO بنتdaughter of فرعونPharaoh إنindeed الظلمinjustice يزعجنيtroubles me
يا بنت فرعون إن الظلم يزعجني
فراقبيso be mindful of اللَهGod ياO بنتdaughter of الفراعينthe Pharaohs
فراقبي اللَه يا بنت الفراعين
O daughter of Pharaoh, injustice truly troubles me;
O daughter of Pharaoh, injustice troubles me
So be mindful of God, O daughter of the Pharaohs.
So be conscious of God, O daughter of peasants
ولوand even if قضىdecreed الحبlove أنthat نستافwe smell فيin غدناour morrow
ولو قضى الحب أن نستاف في غدنا
أزهارthe blossoms of خديكyour two cheeks لحظاwith a glance فيin البساتينthe gardens
أزهار خديك لحظا في البساتين
And even if love decreed that on our morrow we should breathe in
And if love decreed that we spend tomorrow
The blossoms of your cheeks with a glance, amid the gardens.
Moments in the gardens, kissing your rosy cheeks
آمنتI believed بالحسنin beauty إنindeed الحسنbeauty ألهمنيinspired me
آمنت بالحسن إن الحسن ألهمني
ماwhat ليسnot يصنعهcreates it فيin الكونthe universe مقدورa decree of fate
ما ليس يصنعه في الكون مقدور
I believed in beauty; beauty has indeed inspired me
I believed in beauty, for beauty inspired me
With what no decree of fate can fashion in the universe.
What cannot be done in the universe is destined
ياO بنتdaughter of فرعونPharaoh ياO سمراءdark-complexioned woman صانعةfashioning
يا بنت فرعون يا سمراء صانعة
بالقلبin the heart ماwhat عجزتwere unable عنهto achieve it المقاديرthe decrees of fate
بالقلب ما عجزت عنه المقادير
O daughter of Pharaoh, O dark-complexioned one, fashioning
O daughter of Pharaoh, O brown creator
In the heart what the decrees of fate could not.
Of what the fates cannot do to the heart
جنتcommitted wrong عليهagainst it لياليهits nights وأسلمهand handed it over
جنت عليه لياليه وأسلمه
إلىto مآسيهits tragedies حسنbeauty جدّutterly فتانbewitching
إلى مآسيه حسن جدّ فتان
Its nights wronged it, and it was handed over
I sinned against it, its nights, and surrendered it
To its tragedies by a beauty utterly bewitching.
To its tragedies, intensely alluring
ماnot سرتI walked إلاexcept وطيفand a vision منكof you يبتعنىfollows me (apparent typo)
ما سرت إلا وطيف منك يبتعنى
كأننيas though I هاربa fugitive منfrom أسرthe captivity of سجانa jailer
كأنني هارب من أسر سجان
I never walked without a vision of you following me,
I never walked except your apparition accompanies me
As though I were fleeing a jailer's captivity.
As if I'm an escapee from a tyrant's prison
عادreturned الشبابyouth لأنيbecause I قدindeed كلفتbecame enamored بكمwith you (plural)
عاد الشباب لأني قد كلفت بكم
والحسنand beauty يخلقcreates كوناa universe غيرnot موجودexistent
والحسن يخلق كونا غير موجود
Youth has returned because I have become enamored of you;
Youth has returned because you tasked me
And beauty creates a universe that does not exist.
Beauty creates a non-existent universe
الحسنbeauty عادhas returned فكنso be ياO قلبheart فيin طربrapture
الحسن عاد فكن يا قلب في طرب
وأوحand inspire إنif شئتyou wish ألطافthe delicate graces of الأناشيدsongs
وأوح إن شئت ألطاف الأناشيد
Beauty has returned; so be in rapture, O heart,
Beauty has returned so rejoice, O heart, in rapture
And inspire, if you wish, the delicate graces of songs.
And compose, if you wish, subtle songs
ماذاwhat عليناupon us وهذاand this الحسنbeauty يؤنسناkeeps us company
ماذا علينا وهذا الحسن يؤنسنا
بالأعينwith the eyes الخضرأوgreen or بالأعينwith the eyes السودblack
بالأعين الخضرأو بالأعين السود
What harm is there for us, while this beauty keeps us company
What is it to us, as this beauty comforts us
With green eyes or with black eyes?
With the green eyes or the black eyes
ماذاwhat عليناupon us إذاif ماemphatic particle هاجناstirred us طربrapture
ماذا علينا إذا ما هاجنا طرب
إلىtoward السلافةthe finest wine منfrom تلكthose العناقيدthe grape clusters
إلى السلافة من تلك العناقيد
What harm is there for us if rapture stirs us
What is it to us if we are aroused with passion
Toward the finest wine from those clusters of grapes?
To the softness of those clusters of grapes
ياO فاطرCreator of الكونthe universe منfrom حسنbeauty ومنand from شغفpassion
يا فاطر الكون من حسن ومن شغف
أدركrescue بلطفكthrough Your kindness أسرىcaptives of الخردthe shy maidens الغيدthe graceful ones
أدرك بلطفك أسرى الخرد الغيد
O Creator of the universe from beauty and passion,
O Creator of the universe, of beauty and fervor
Rescue, through Your kindness, the captives of shy, graceful maidens.
Grace with your kindness the captives of ignorance