ومفطرand one not fasting يعدوrushes علىat صائمa fasting man
ومفطر يعدو على صائم
لهفانyearning فيin ناحيةthe vicinity of الشاطيthe shore
لهفان في ناحية الشاطي
And one not fasting rushes at a fasting man,
A breakfaster rushing by a faster
yearning by the shore.
Yearning on the shore's edge
لاnot الكاسthe cup تصيبهreaches him ولوand even if انهاthat it is
لا الكاس تصيبه ولو انها
منfrom كفthe hand of احوىdusky رشأa young gazelle عاطيoffering
من كف احوى رشأ عاطي
The cup does not reach him, even if it is
The cup won't reach him though it's
from the hand of a dusky young gazelle offering it.
From a palm more generous in its spray
ينشدنيrecites to me الشعرthe poetry الرقيقdelicate الذيthat
ينشدني الشعر الرقيق الذي
كأنهas though it were الدرّthe pearls بأسماطin strands
كأنه الدرّ بأسماط
He recites to me the delicate poetry that
He recites gentle poetry as though
is like pearls strung in strands.
It were pearls in unbroken strands
Sol 6.1