وَشادِنٍand a young gazelle قالَsaid ليto me لَمّاwhen رَأىhe saw سَقَميmy sickness
وَشادِنٍ قالَ لي لَمّا رَأى سَقَمي
وَضَعَفَand the frailty of جِسمِيَmy body وَالدَمعُand the tears الَّذيthat اِنسَجَماstreamed
وَضَعَفَ جِسمِيَ وَالدَمعُ الَّذي اِنسَجَما
And a young gazelle said to me when he saw my sickness,
and my body's frailty, and the tears that streamed:
أَخَذتَyou took دَمعَكَyour tears مِنfrom خَدّيmy cheek وَجِسمَكَand your body مِنfrom
أَخَذتَ دَمعَكَ مِن خَدّي وَجِسمَكَ مِن
خَصريmy waist وَسُقمَكَand your sickness مِنfrom طَرفيmy gaze الَّذيwhich سَقُماwas languid
خَصري وَسُقمَكَ مِن طَرفي الَّذي سَقُما
“You took your tears from my cheek, and your body from
my waist, and your sickness from my languid gaze.”
Sol 6.1