علمتI learned بأنكthat you are سهمan arrow كليلblunt
علمت بأنك سهم كليل
ونيلand a boon أنيقelegant لصبfor a passionate lover عليلailing
ونيل أنيق لصب عليل
I learned that you are a blunt arrow,
I learned you are a delicate arrow
And an elegant boon for an ailing lover.
And a graceful Nile for a frail youth
ترفقbe gentle علىtoward كبديmy liver ياO جميلbeautiful one
ترفق على كبدي يا جميل
فإنfor indeed لحاظكyour glances تفنيannihilate النيبلunclear in the source
فإن لحاظك تفني النيبل
Be gentle with my liver, O beautiful one,
Have mercy on my liver, O beautiful one
For your glances annihilate [unclear word: النيبل].
For your glances destroy the noble
فعنجthen swayed coyly غزالa gazelle تراءىappeared لهto him
فعنج غزال تراءى له
يجزعcrosses الحمىthe protected pasture فكساهthen clothed him الكحيلthe kohl-eyed one
يجزع الحمى فكساه الكحيل
Then a gazelle swayed coyly, appearing to him,
So display a gazelle that appears to it
Crossing the protected pasture; then the kohl-eyed one clothed him.
The fever is alarmed so kohl clothed it
Sol 6.1