عَبَراتٌtears خططنَthey traced فيupon الخدِّthe cheek سطراa line
عَبَراتٌ خططنَ في الخدِّ سطرا
قدhas قَراهاread them منone who ليسdoes not يُحسِنknow how to يَقراread
قد قَراها من ليس يُحسِن يَقرا
Tears have traced a line upon the cheek;
Lines were etched on the cheek as prose
one who cannot read has read them.
Read by one unskilled in the art of reading
إنّindeed موتَdeath المحبthe lover منfrom ألَمِthe pain of الشوlonging (initial fragment)
إنّ موتَ المحب من ألَمِ الشو
قِcompletion of “longing” وخوفِand fear الفِراقِof parting يُورثprovides عُذراan excuse
قِ وخوفِ الفِراقِ يُورث عُذرا
Indeed, the lover's death from the pain of longing
For the death of a lover from the pain of passion
and fear of parting provides an excuse.
And fear of parting begets valid excuse
صابَرَhe vied in endurance with الصبرَpatience فاستغاثso it sought help بهfrom him الصبpatience (initial fragment)
صابَرَ الصبرَ فاستغاث به الصب
رُcompletion of “patience” فصاحَthen he cried المحبُّthe lover بالصبرِto patience صبراhave patience!
رُ فصاحَ المحبُّ بالصبرِ صبرا
He vied with patience in endurance, so patience sought his help;
Patience persevered, so patience called out to it
then the lover cried to patience, “Patience!”
Then the lover cried out to patience, "Have patience!"
Sol 6.1