أفدِيI would ransom مليحاًa handsome one فيamong البراياmortals لمnot أزلI cease
أفدِي مليحاً في البرايا لم أزل
طولَthroughout الزمانtime عليهover him فيin وسواسيmy anxious thoughts
طولَ الزمان عليه في وسواسي
I would give my life for a fair one among mortals; I have never ceased,
all this time, to dwell on him in anxious thoughts.
قالواthey said أتقطعهdo you cut him off? كثيراًoften قلتI said منamong
قالوا أتقطعه كثيراً قلت من
راحاتِthe comforts of قلبِthe heart of المرءِa person قطعُcutting off الياسdespair
راحاتِ قلبِ المرءِ قطعُ الياس
They said, “Do you often cut him off?” I said, “Among
the comforts of a man's heart is giving up hope.”
Sol 6.1