قوامُكِyour figure منfrom رِماحِspears أبيAbu (father of) فراسِFiras
قوامُكِ من رِماحِ أبي فراسِ
وثغرُكِand your lips منfrom كؤوسِcups أبيAbu (father of) نؤاسِNuwas
وثغرُكِ من كؤوسِ أبي نؤاسِ
Your figure is made from Abu Firas's spears,
Your shape from the spears of Abu Firas
And your lips from Abu Nuwas's cups.
And your mouth from the cups of Abu Nuwas
وطرفُكِand your gaze أشبهَresembled السفاحَal-Saffah لماwhen
وطرفُكِ أشبهَ السفاحَ لما
طلعتِyou appeared عليَّbefore me سوداءَblack اللباسthe clothing
طلعتِ عليَّ سوداءَ اللباس
And your gaze resembled al-Saffah when
And your glance is like a killer's when
You appeared before me, dressed in black.
You came out at me, dressed in black
أَحظُّis the fate ...? بنيsons of أميَّةَUmayya منهُfrom him حظِّيmy fate
أَحظُّ بني أميَّةَ منهُ حظِّي
وقلبيand my heart فيin الهوىlove صَعبُdifficult المِراسhandling
وقلبي في الهوى صَعبُ المِراس
Is the fate of Umayya's sons at his hands my fate?
I think the Bani Umayya are luckier than me
And my heart in love is hard to tame.
And my heart is stubborn in love
سأرجعُI shall return فيin هواكِlove for you إلىto طِباعيmy natural ways
سأرجعُ في هواكِ إلى طِباعي
فهذاfor this الحبُّlove شذَّhas deviated عنfrom القياسthe norm
فهذا الحبُّ شذَّ عن القياس
I shall return to my natural ways in loving you,
I will return to my nature in loving you
For this love has departed from the norm.
For this love is beyond measure
Sol 6.1