طَمِعَhoped الوشاةُthe slanderers بسَلوتيfor my forgetting وتَباشرواand rejoiced together
طَمِعَ الوشاةُ بسَلوتي وتَباشروا
إذwhen قيلit was said قُرِّطwere adorned with earrings عارضاهhis two cheeks وقُلِّداand both were adorned with necklaces
إذ قيل قُرِّط عارضاه وقُلِّدا
The tale-bearers hoped that I had forgotten my love, and rejoiced
The slanderers hoped I would forget him, and rejoiced,
The slanderers hoped for my demise and rejoiced
when it was said, “His two cheeks have been adorned with earrings and necklaces.”
when it was said his two cheeks were adorned with earrings and necklaces.
When it was said: "Decorate his cheeks and bestow him."
وإذاand when رأيتَyou see الشعرَthe hair أوَّلَat the first moment ماthat بداit appeared
وإذا رأيتَ الشعرَ أوَّلَ ما بدا
فيon عارضٍa cheek فالحبُّthen love أوَّلُthe first ماthing that بَداappeared
في عارضٍ فالحبُّ أوَّلُ ما بَدا
Yet when you see the first hair begin to show
And when you see hair as it first appears
And when you see poetry first bloom
upon a cheek, love is the first thing to appear.
on a cheek, love is the first thing to appear.
On a cheek, love is the first thing that bloomed.
Sol 6.1