سَعِدتْrejoiced مقلتيmy eye بوَجْهِكin your face لولاwere it not for
سَعِدتْ مقلتي بوَجْهِك لولا
أنهاthat it أُعْقِبَتْwas followed بطولby prolonged السهادِsleeplessness
أنها أُعْقِبَتْ بطول السهادِ
My eye rejoiced in your face, were it not
My eyelids rejoiced at your face, if not
that it was left with prolonged sleeplessness.
For their joy being followed by long insomnia.
نَظَرَتْit looked نظرةًa glance إليكat you فأمسىand so became
نَظَرَتْ نظرةً إليك فأمسى
ماwhat اجْتَنَتْit reaped منكfrom you وارثاًan heir للرقادِto sleep
ما اجْتَنَتْ منك وارثاً للرقادِ
It cast one glance at you, and then
They glanced at you once, and since that day
what it reaped from you became the heir to sleep.
My eyes inherit no sleep.
ليسthere is no فيماin what كُسيتَyou were clothed منof حُللrobes الحسthe beau- (word fragment)
ليس فيما كُسيتَ من حُلل الحس
ن-ty (completes 'beauty') ولاnor فيin هوايmy love منany (emphatic) مُستزادِfurther increase
ن ولا في هواي من مُستزادِ
Neither the robes of beauty in which you are clothed
It’s not your physical beauty,
nor my love can be increased.
Nor my passion that needs increase.
أناI فَرْدُpeerless in الهوىlove كماjust as أنتyou فردpeerless in الthe (article for 'beauty')
أنا فَرْدُ الهوى كما أنت فرد ال
حسنِbeauty مُستكبِرٌexalted عنabove الأندادِequals
حسنِ مُستكبِرٌ عن الأندادِ
I am peerless in love, as you are peerless in
I’m peerless in passion, as you are peerless
beauty, exalted above all equals.
In beauty, disdaining any equal.
Sol 6.1