ابحتyou have permitted لناfor us عينيكyour two eyes للسفكfor bloodshed والفتكand slaughter
ابحت لنا عينيك للسفك والفتك
وعنand from سكرةintoxication الحسنbeauty تضحكyou laugh اذwhile نبكيwe weep
وعن سكرة الحسن تضحك اذ نبكي
You have given your eyes leave to shed our blood and slay us.
Your eyes smile at our tears and destruction
And, intoxicated with beauty, you laugh while we weep.
As you laugh at the intoxication of beauty while we cry
احاربI battle فيكfor your sake العاذلينthe reproachers ولمand did not انلgain
احارب فيك العاذلين ولم انل
سوىnothing but الصدوrejection and الهجرانabandonment منكfrom you اوor الضنكdistress
سوى الصدو الهجران منك او الضنك
I battle the reproachers for your sake, yet have gained
I battle those who adore you but I have gained
Nothing but rejection and abandonment from you, or distress.
Nothing but estrangement and grief from you
يصارعنيwrestles with me آهيmy sigh وانتand you معwith النوىseparation
يصارعني آهي وانت مع النوى
عليagainst me لقدindeed صبرتنيyou have made me endure صائمfasting الشكdoubt
علي لقد صبرتني صائم الشك
My sigh wrestles with me, while you and separation
My sighs wrestle me while you are with desires
Are against me; indeed, you have made me endure, fasting in doubt.
Indeed, you have taught me, fasting from doubt
حفظتI preserved لكfor you الودaffection القديمlongstanding وصنتهand guarded it
حفظت لك الود القديم وصنته
برقwith parchment وثيقbinding محكمwell-crafted الصكthe deed والسبكand the composition
برق وثيق محكم الصك والسبك
I have preserved my longstanding affection for you and guarded it,
I have kept for you the old love and protected it
With a binding parchment deed, securely drawn and wrought.
With solid, intertwined chains and welding
وخضتand you plunged معwith الافاكthe slanderer فيagainst me تهجماin an attack
وخضت مع الافاك في تهجما
ويشرفand rises ذوone possessing الاصلlineage الشريفnoble عنabove الافكfalsehood
ويشرف ذو الاصل الشريف عن الافك
And you joined the slanderer in attacking me,
And I struggled against betrayers in attacks
And one of noble lineage rises above falsehood.
But one of noble origin disdains baseness
Sol 6.1