وَلَقدand indeed قَنعتُI have been content مِنfrom المَليحِthe handsome one بِأُنسِهِwith his company
وَلَقد قَنعتُ مِن المَليحِ بِأُنسِهِ
وَحَديثِهِand his conversation لاnot لَثمِهِkissing him وَعِناقِهِand embracing him
وَحَديثِهِ لا لَثمِهِ وَعِناقِهِ
And indeed, I have been content with the handsome one's company,
And his conversation—not kissing him or embracing him.
إِنّيindeed I أَخافُfear ذِكرَmentioning ماwhat لاnot تَشتَهيyou desire
إِنّي أَخافُ ذِكرَ ما لا تَشتَهي
حَذَراًout of fear عَلىfor قَلبيmy heart أَليمَpainful فراقِهِparting from him
حَذَراً عَلى قَلبي أَليمَ فراقِهِ
Indeed, I fear to mention what you do not desire,
For fear my heart would suffer the pain of parting from him.
رَشَأٌa young gazelle لَهُhe has بَينَbetween الجَوانحِthe ribs مَرتَعٌa pasture
رَشَأٌ لَهُ بَينَ الجَوانحِ مَرتَعٌ
قمرٌa moon يَفوقُsurpasses البَدرَthe full moon فيin آفاقِهِits horizons
قمرٌ يَفوقُ البَدرَ في آفاقِهِ
A young gazelle whose pasture lies between my ribs,
A moon outshining the full moon across its horizons.
نَزرُsparing الكَلامِspeech حياؤهhis modesty قَدindeed صانَهُhas protected him
نَزرُ الكَلامِ حياؤه قَد صانَهُ
وَصلاحُهُand his virtue يَحميهِprotects him مِنfrom عُشاقِهِhis lovers
وَصلاحُهُ يَحميهِ مِن عُشاقِهِ
He is sparing of speech; his modesty has protected him,
And his virtue protects him from his lovers.
حلوٌsweet بَديعُexquisite الحُسنِbeauty مَعwith خُلُقٍa disposition رَضِيpleasing
حلوٌ بَديعُ الحُسنِ مَع خُلُقٍ رَضِي
وَمَكارِمٍand noble qualities دَلَّتattested عَلىto أَعراقِهِhis lineage
وَمَكارِمٍ دَلَّت عَلى أَعراقِهِ
Sweet, exquisitely beautiful, with a pleasing disposition,
And noble qualities that have attested to his lineage.
عَينيmy eye وَقَلبيand my heart قُيِّداwere both bound بِجمالِهِby his beauty
عَيني وَقَلبي قُيِّدا بِجمالِهِ
فَالعينُso the eye تَستجليهbeholds him clearly نوراًa light ساطِعاًradiant
فَالعينُ تَستجليه نوراً ساطِعاً
My eye and my heart have been bound by his beauty;
So the eye beholds him as a radiant light,
وَالنَفسُand the soul تَستحليهِfinds him sweet فيin أَخلاقِهِhis character
وَالنَفسُ تَستحليهِ في أَخلاقِهِ
And the soul finds him sweet in his character.
Sol 6.1