أوَماand is there not لجفنكfor your eyelid أوor لفعلكfor your deed ماضيa keen blade
أوَما لجفنك أو لفعلك ماضي
فيin سفكهِits spilling لدميof my blood وفيand in الأعراضpeople's honor
في سفكهِ لدمي وفي الأعراض
Has your eyelid—or your deed—no keen blade
Do your eyelids and your deeds have no past
For spilling my blood and assailing honor?
In shedding my blood and violating my honor?
لكَyours ياO أميرَprince of الحسنbeauty حكمٌjudgment فاقْضso decree بيfor me
لكَ يا أميرَ الحسن حكمٌ فاقْض بي
ماwhatever أنتَyou فيamong أهلthe people of المحبَّةlove قاضdecree
ما أنتَ في أهل المحبَّة قاض
Yours is judgment, O prince of beauty; decree for me
For you, O prince of beauty, is a judgment, so judge me
Whatever you decree among the people of love.
What are you among the people of love but a judge?
وسهامand the arrows of لحظكyour glance لاnot تردُّare turned away عنfrom الحشاthe heart
وسهام لحظك لا تردُّ عن الحشا
ووحقّand, by the sanctity of حسنكَyour beauty إنَّهاindeed they are أغراضيmy aims; my desires
ووحقّ حسنكَ إنَّها أغراضي
And the arrows of your glance are not turned away from the heart;
And the arrows of your glance do not miss their marks
And, by your beauty, they are indeed what I desire.
By the truth of your beauty, they are my ruin
وتلذّand are sweet أمراضيmy ailments عليكfor your sake وليتنيand would that I
وتلذّ أمراضي عليك وليتني
أدريI know أحسنكis your beauty ساخطٌdispleased أمor راضيcontent
أدري أحسنك ساخطٌ أم راضي
And my ailments for your sake are sweet; would that I
And my afflictions are sweet because of you, and would that I knew
Knew whether your beauty is displeased or content.
Are you, O most beautiful one, angry or content?
Sol 6.1