إذاif شئتَyou wish أنْto تصطادَcapture حُبَّthe love of أخيa man of لُبّintellect
إذا شئتَ أنْ تصطادَ حُبَّ أخي لُبّ
وتَملكَand possess مِنهof him حَوْزَةَthe domain of القَلبِthe heart والخِلْبِand the heart's membrane
وتَملكَ مِنه حَوْزَةَ القَلبِ والخِلْبِ
If you wish to capture the love of a man of intellect,
If you wish to ensnare a dear one's love
And gain dominion over his heart and its enclosing membrane,
And possess his heart and affection
فأشرِكْهُthen let him share فيin الخيرthe good الذيwhich قدalready رُزِقْتَهُyou have been granted it
فأشرِكْهُ في الخير الذي قد رُزِقْتَهُ
وأدخِلْهُand bring him بالإحسانِthrough kindness فيinto شَرَكِthe snare of الحُبِّlove
وأدخِلْهُ بالإحسانِ في شَرَكِ الحُبِّ
Then let him share in the good you have been granted,
Then make him partner in the good you're granted
And through kindness bring him into love's snare.
And let him in with kindness to love's partnership
ألمdid ... not? ترَyou see طَيرَthe birds of الجَوِّthe sky تَهويswooping down مُسِفَّةًflying low
ألم ترَ طَيرَ الجَوِّ تَهوي مُسِفَّةً
لِحَبٍّfor grain كَقَطرٍlike rain منfrom ذُراthe heights of الجَوِّthe sky منُصَبِّpouring down
لِحَبٍّ كَقَطرٍ من ذُرا الجَوِّ منُصَبِّ
Have you not seen the birds of the sky swooping low
Don't you see the birds of air swooping down
For grain, like rain pouring from the heights of the sky?
For a speck of love like dew drops pouring down
كذَلِكَlikewise يصطادُcaptures ذوone endowed with الرَّأْيِjudgment والحِجاand reason
كذَلِكَ يصطادُ ذو الرَّأْيِ والحِجا
محباتِthe affections of حَبّاتِthe cores of القُلوبِhearts بلاwithout حَبِّgrain
محباتِ حَبّاتِ القُلوبِ بلا حَبِّ
Likewise, a man of judgment and reason captures
So it is the wise and reasonable man ensnares
The affections of hearts' innermost cores, without grain.
Hearts' particles of love without a snare
Sol 6.1