النارfire فيin خديهhis two cheeks تَتَّقِدُblazes
النار في خديه تَتَّقِدُ
والماءand water فيin خديهhis two cheeks يَطَّرِدُflows continuously
والماء في خديه يَطَّرِدُ
Fire blazes in his cheeks,
and water flows ceaselessly in his cheeks.
ضدانtwo opposites قدindeed جُمِعاwere joined كأنهماas though they were
ضدان قد جُمِعا كأنهما
دمعيmy tears يسيحflow ولوعتيand my anguish تقِدُburns
دمعي يسيح ولوعتي تقِدُ
Two opposites have been joined, as though they were
my flowing tears and my burning anguish.
ياO ناقدcritic of الدنياthe world وأنتَwhile you أخٌa brother
يا ناقد الدنيا وأنتَ أخٌ
للحسنto beauty لاno ماnot أنتyou مُنْتقِدُa faultfinder
للحسن لا ما أنت مُنْتقِدُ
O critic of the world, you who are a brother
to beauty—no, you are no faultfinder.
ياO منone whose أُرِقَّwas made delicate وحُلَّand was dissolved جوهرُهhis substance
يا من أُرِقَّ وحُلَّ جوهرُه
فانحلَّso it dissolved حتىuntil كادit nearly ينعقدُcongeals
فانحلَّ حتى كاد ينعقدُ
O you whose substance was made delicate and dissolved,
then dissolved until it nearly congealed.
Sol 6.1