ياO رجلman الذيwho بالحسنwith beauty قدhas سماكexalted you
يا رجل الذي بالحسن قد سماك
وبالمعانيand with qualities اللطيفةdelicate زينكadorned you وأسماكand raised you high
وبالمعاني اللطيفة زينك وأسماك
O man, you who have been exalted by beauty,
O man whom beauty raised on high
And adorned with delicate qualities and raised high,
And graced with gentle courtesy,
عارفknowing زكيpure حلوsweet لكنbut بالجفاwith coldness فتاكdeadly
عارف زكي حلو لكن بالجفا فتاك
كمhow many منof متيمinfatuated lover قتلتوyou killed him بالجفاwith coldness والصدand rejection
كم من متيم قتلتو بالجفا والصد
Knowing, pure, sweet—yet deadly in your coldness.
Zaki, learned, sweet, yet harsh in cruelty,
How many an infatuated lover have you killed with coldness and rejection!
How many yearning souls your cold disdain has slain,
قلtell ليto me بقتلconcerning killing المهيمthe enamored one فيكwith you منwho أفتاكgave you a ruling
قل لي بقتل المهيم فيك من أفتاك
Tell me, who gave you leave to kill the one enamored of you?
Tell me, does slaying hearts not trouble you again?
Sol 6.1