أهيمI am lost in love بخودwith a tender maiden عندهاin her presence القلبthe heart قدalready فنىperished
أهيم بخود عندها القلب قد فنى
وعنand away from غيرهاanyone other than her فيin سيرthe course لوعتهits burning longing ثنىturned aside
وعن غيرها في سير لوعته ثنى
I am lost in love with a maiden in whose presence my heart has perished.
And in the course of its burning longing, it turned away from all others.
ظريفةcharming طبعby nature زادincreased فيهاconcerning her تفننيmy artistry
ظريفة طبع زاد فيها تفنني
ولعتI became enamored بهاof her قبلbefore الرضاعsuckling وإننيand indeed I
ولعت بها قبل الرضاع وإنني
Charming by nature—my artistry concerning her has grown.
I became enamored of her before I was suckled, and indeed I
علىto عهدهاher covenant باقٍremaining faithful وإنand even if مسنيtouches me العناhardship
على عهدها باقٍ وإن مسني العنا
غزالةa gazelle سرحof the open pasture حبهاlove for her الجوىburning anguish
غزالة سرح حبها الجوى
remain true to her covenant, even if hardship touches me.
A gazelle of the open pasture: love for her is burning anguish.
ورسمand the image محياهاof her face بلوحwithin the tablet الحشاthe heart انطوىlay enfolded
ورسم محياها بلوح الحشا انطوى
وحقby the sanctity of الهوىlove والخوفand fear منof ألمthe pain النوىseparation
وحق الهوى والخوف من ألم النوى
And her face’s image lies enfolded within the tablet of my heart.
By love’s sanctity and the fear of separation’s pain,
أتانيcame to me هواهاlove for her قبلbefore أنthat أعرفI knew الهوىlove
أتاني هواها قبل أن أعرف الهوى
فصادفso it found قلباًa heart خالياًvacant فتمكناso it took firm hold
فصادف قلباً خالياً فتمكنا
Love for her came to me before I knew love,
So it found a vacant heart and took firm hold.
Sol 6.1