سكنsettled in الفؤادthe heart غزيلa little gazelle حلوsweet اللمىthe lips’ dusky hue
سكن الفؤاد غزيل حلو اللمى
وعداand he sped away فمرso bitter is علىto الولوهthe lovelorn one فراقهparting from him
وعدا فمر على الولوه فراقه
A little gazelle with sweet, dusky lips has settled in the heart.
And he sped away; bitter to the lovelorn is parting from him.
قيدbondage واطلاقand release بطلسمthrough the talisman of مشهدa vision
قيد واطلاق بطلسم مشهد
ماwhat شأنthe plight of مضنىone worn down قيدهhis bondage اطلاقهhis release
ما شأن مضنى قيده اطلاقه
Bondage and release through the talisman of a vision—
What is the plight of a love-worn man whose bondage is his release?
اللهGod! منfrom (in an exclamation) ذاكthat الغزالthe gazelle فانهاfor indeed it is the case that
الله من ذاك الغزال فانها
ذابتhave melted بنارin the fire of صدودهhis turning away عشاقهhis lovers
ذابت بنار صدوده عشاقه
God! What a gazelle that is! For indeed,
His lovers have melted in the fire of his rejection.
Sol 6.1