مال نحوي بعطفه الاشفاق

مال نحوي بعطفه الاشفاق

فتلقيته بفيض المآقي

فتلقيته بفيض المآقي

Compassion leaned toward me in its tenderness;

Compassion inclined his form toward me,

and I received it with a flood of tears from my eyes.

So I greeted him with tears overflowing the corners of my eyes.

غُصُنٌ كلما ارجحنَّ به الد

غُصُنٌ كلما ارجحنَّ به الد

دل تشاغلت عنه بالاطراق

دل تشاغلت عنه بالاطراق

[Emending the broken ending «الد» with the next line:] A bough—whenever coy grace made it sway—

A branch—whenever he swayed with

[Continuing that emendation and removing the duplicated opening «دل»:] I feigned distraction from it, lowering my gaze.

coquetry, I distracted myself from him by lowering my gaze.

نزعت في الهوى إليه بقلبي

نزعت في الهوى إليه بقلبي

نزعات تذكي لهيب احتراقي

نزعات تذكي لهيب احتراقي

In love, I inclined toward him with my heart—

In love, I yearned toward him with my heart,

with yearnings that stoke the flame of my burning.

With yearnings that stoke the flame of my burning.