لَقِيَتنيshe met me عَنِnear الحَجونِal-Hajun فَنَحَّتthen she directed
لَقِيَتني عَنِ الحَجونِ فَنَحَّت
فيin طِلابِpursuit of الهَوىlove لِساناًa tongue صَناعاskillful
في طِلابِ الهَوى لِساناً صَناعا
She met me near al-Hajun, then turned
A skillful tongue to the pursuit of love.
قُلتُI said شَيخُan old man كَماas تَرَينَyou see كَبيرَadvanced in years
قُلتُ شَيخُ كَما تَرَينَ كَبيرَ
لَمnot (past negation) يُرِدhe wished قَطُّever لِلغَوانيfor beautiful women اِتِّباعاpursuit
لَم يُرِد قَطُّ لِلغَواني اِتِّباعا
I said, “I am an old man, as you see, advanced in years,
One who has never wished to pursue beautiful women.
إِنَّماonly جِئتُI came هارِباًfleeing مِنfrom ذُنوبٍsins
إِنَّما جِئتُ هارِباً مِن ذُنوبٍ
عَدَدَas numerous as القِطفِthe grape cluster لاnot تُريدُthey wish اِنقِلاعاbeing uprooted
عَدَدَ القِطفِ لا تُريدُ اِنقِلاعا
I came only to flee from sins,
As numerous as grapes in a cluster, unwilling to be uprooted.”
Sol 6.1