بروحيwith my soul as ransom مكفوفblind اللواحظthe eyes لمdid not يدعleave
بروحي مكفوف اللواحظ لم يدع
سبيلاًa path إلىto صبرٍpatience يفوزgains بخيرهits benefit
سبيلاً إلى صبرٍ يفوز بخيره
My soul be ransom for the sightless-eyed one, who has left no
With my soul blind of sight, he left no way
path to patience whose benefit one might gain.
To patience that might win a goodly meed.
سوالفهhis cheeks تغنيspare الورىhumankind ختلguile طرفهhis gaze
سوالفه تغني الورى ختل طرفه
ومنand whoever لمdoes not يمتdie بالسيفby the sword ماتdies بغيرهby something other than it
ومن لم يمت بالسيف مات بغيره
His cheeks spare humankind the guile of his gaze;
His wiles the very stars of heaven sway;
and whoever does not die by the sword dies by something else.
And whom the sword spares, sorrow doth speed.
Sol 6.1