وصاحبيand my companion ساءنيdistressed me تعشقتهhis infatuation
وصاحبي ساءني تعشقته
لشاحبfor a pale one الوجنتينthe two cheeks حورانHawran
لشاحب الوجنتين حوران
And my companion distressed me with his infatuation
My companion saddened me, I fell in love with him
with pale-cheeked Hawran.
Of pale cheeks, houris
لوif كنتyou were فيin الليلthe night ناظراًlooking لهماat them both
لو كنت في الليل ناظراً لهما
قلتyou said شهابa meteor فيin ظهرthe back of شيطانa devil
قلت شهاب في ظهر شيطان
Had you been looking at them both at night,
If I had seen them at night
you would have said: “A meteor in a devil’s back.”
I would have said a shooting star on the back of a devil
Sol 6.1