الآكلthe eater الشهدhoney منfrom جيوبيmy pockets
الآكل الشهد من جيوبي
قدindeed طارflew away لماwhen خلتemptied جيوبيmy pockets
قد طار لما خلت جيوبي
The one who ate honey from my pockets
The bee that took honey from my pockets
Flew away when my pockets emptied.
Has flown away now that my pockets are empty
فيin الجيبthe pocket باقsomething remaining تعالcome وانظرand look
في الجيب باق تعال وانظر
ترجعyou will return إلىto العهدthe bond ياO حبيبيmy beloved
ترجع إلى العهد يا حبيبي
There is some left in the pocket; come and see—
In my pocket some still remains, come and see
You will return to our bond, my beloved.
Return to the covenant, O my beloved
ياO زهرةflower صوّحتwithered سريعاquickly
يا زهرة صوّحت سريعا
خذيtake كئوساgoblets منof اللهيبflame
خذي كئوسا من اللهيب
O flower that withered so quickly,
O flower that wilted so quickly
Take goblets of flame.
Take cups from the flames
لاmay ... not كانhave been يومa day عرفتI learned فيهon it
لا كان يوم عرفت فيه
أنthat الصباباتlove's yearnings منamong ذنوبيmy sins
أن الصبابات من ذنوبي
Accursed be the day when I learned
If only I had known the day
That love's yearnings were among my sins.
When youth was one of my sins
ياO صاحبيmy friend لمdid not تبنyou appear لعينيto my eye
يا صاحبي لم تبن لعيني
سوىother than فتىa young man ماهرskillful أريبshrewd
سوى فتى ماهر أريب
O my friend, you seemed to my eyes
My friend, nothing was built for my eyes
Nothing but a skillful, shrewd young man—
Except a sly and cunning boy
وافfaithful إذاwhen ماemphatic particle وفيkept faith زمانيmy fortune
واف إذا ما وفي زماني
ناءdistant إذاwhen أظلمتgrew dark كروبيmy sorrows
ناء إذا أظلمت كروبي
Faithful when my fortune kept faith,
He was faithful when my time was good
Distant when my sorrows grew dark.
He bent when my luck was bleak
لاmay ... not كانhave been يومa day رأيتI saw فيهon it
لا كان يوم رأيت فيه
ودادكyour affection الهزلfrivolous منamong نصيبيmy allotted share
ودادك الهزل من نصيبي
Accursed be the day when I saw
If only I had known the day
That your frivolous affection was my lot.
When your love was my fortune
رزئيmy grief بفقدكat losing you كانwas خطباa calamity
رزئي بفقدك كان خطبا
يفوقsurpasses ماwhat مرpassed منof خطوبcalamities
يفوق ما مر من خطوب
My grief at losing you was a calamity
I was saddened by losing you, it was a worry
Surpassing every calamity that had gone before.
Beyond what had passed of anxieties
ماnot كنتI was أدرىaware بأنof the fact that قلبيmy heart
ما كنت أدرى بأن قلبي
لدىwith فتىa young man صيغwas fashioned منfrom عيوبflaws
لدى فتى صيغ من عيوب
I did not know that my heart
I did not know that my heart
Was with a youth fashioned from flaws.
Belonged to a boy made of faults
حبىmy love لبعضfor some of الأنامhumankind ذنبa sin
حبى لبعض الأنام ذنب
قدindeed أصبحhas become الفقرpoverty منamong ذنوبيmy sins
قد أصبح الفقر من ذنوبي
My love for some people is a sin;
My love for some people was a sin
Poverty has become one of my sins.
Poverty has become one of my sins
ياO نفسsoul ياO نفسsoul لاdo not تعوديreturn
يا نفس يا نفس لا تعودي
إلىto ضلالdelusion الهوىpassion المريبdubious
إلى ضلال الهوى المريب
O soul, O soul, do not return
O soul, O soul do not return
To the delusion of dubious passion.
To the misguidance of perilous love
ياO نفسsoul يوماfor a day وبعضand part of يومa day
يا نفس يوما وبعض يوم
عنfrom صحبةthe company of الغادرينthe treacherous ثوبيturn back
عن صحبة الغادرين ثوبي
O soul, for a day and part of a day,
O soul, one day and part of a day
Turn away from the company of the treacherous.
Turn away from the company of traitors