روحيmy soul فداكa ransom for you أغنsweet-voiced one مقتبلin the prime of الصباyouth
روحي فداك أغن مقتبل الصبا
عبثَtoyed السقامُillness بطرفهِwith his gaze وبخصرِهand with his waist
عبثَ السقامُ بطرفهِ وبخصرِه
My soul be your ransom, O sweet-voiced one in the prime of youth.
My soul I sacrifice for you, I sing facing youth
Illness has toyed with his gaze and his waist.
The sickness toyed with his eyes and his waist
قَمَرٌa moon أعارlent الروضthe garden منهfrom him محاسناًbeauties
قَمَرٌ أعار الروض منه محاسناً
زادتadded عليهto it نضارةfreshness فيin
زادت عليه نضارة في
A moon who lent the garden beauties of his own,
A moon that lent the garden beauty from him
Which added freshness to it, in...
Increased upon it, tenderness in
فَلِبانهِso, for its bān-tree الميّالswaying عطفةthe curve قَدِّهof his figure
فَلِبانهِ الميّال عطفة قَدِّه
ولنَورِهand for its blossoms المختالproudly swaying رقَّةthe delicacy ثغرِهof his mouth
ولنَورِه المختال رقَّة ثغرِه
So its swaying bān-tree has the curve of his figure,
His bending lips, the slope of his shoulders
And its proud blossoms have the delicacy of his mouth.
And for his swaying light, the softness of his mouth
Sol 6.1