ياO قاسيَhard القَلبِthe heart لَيسَis not اللَفظُspeech مَطمَعَهُhis desire
يا قاسيَ القَلبِ لَيسَ اللَفظُ مَطمَعَهُ
ساجيlanguid الجُفونِthe eyelids حَنينَtender اللَحظِthe glance راحمَهُhave compassion on him
ساجي الجُفونِ حَنينَ اللَحظِ راحمَهُ
O hard-hearted one, words are not what he longs for.
Languid of eyelids, tender of glance, have compassion on him.
أَماwill you not تَرِقُّtake pity لِصَبٍّon a lovesick man فيكover you مُكتَئِبٍdespondent
أَما تَرِقُّ لِصَبٍّ فيك مُكتَئِبٍ
عفٍّchaste غَداhe became صادِقاًsincere فيin الودِّlove كاتِمَهُconcealing it
عفٍّ غَدا صادِقاً في الودِّ كاتِمَهُ
Will you not pity a lovesick man, despondent over you,
Chaste, grown sincere in love, concealing it?
أَشبَهتَyou resemble يوسُفَJoseph حُسناin beauty وَالمُحبُّand the lover لَهُhe has
أَشبَهتَ يوسُفَ حُسنا وَالمُحبُّ لَهُ
سَبعٌseven شِدادٌharsh عَصىhe defied فيهنduring them لائِمَهُhis reproacher
سَبعٌ شِدادٌ عَصى فيهن لائِمَهُ
You resemble Joseph in beauty, and your lover has
Seven harsh years, during which he defied his reproacher.
يَلومُهُhe reproaches him لَيسَdoes not يَدريknow منwhom يَهيمُhe is infatuated بِهِwith him
يَلومُهُ لَيسَ يَدري من يَهيمُ بِهِ
لَكنbut يَراهُhe sees him حَزينَsorrowful القَلبِthe heart هائِمَهُdistraught in it
لَكن يَراهُ حَزينَ القَلبِ هائِمَهُ
He reproaches him, not knowing whom he adores,
But sees him sorrowful and distraught at heart.
كَفاهُit suffices him مِنكَfrom you وِصالاًas union أَنthat تُكالِمَهُyou speak to him
كَفاهُ مِنكَ وِصالاً أَن تُكالِمَهُ
وَأَنand that يَراكَhe sees you وَإِنeven if أصبَحتَyou have become كالِمَهُhis wounder
وَأَن يَراكَ وَإِن أصبَحتَ كالِمَهُ
It suffices him, as union with you, that you speak to him,
And that he sees you, even if you now wound him.
Sol 6.1