وَلَقَدand indeed ذَخَرتُكَI have kept you in reserve لِلنَوائبِagainst calamities عُدّةًa provision
وَلَقَد ذَخَرتُكَ لِلنَوائبِ عُدّةً
وَوثِقتُand I trusted مِنكfrom you بِألمَعِيٍّin a keen-witted man أَروَعِadmirable
وَوثِقتُ مِنك بِألمَعِيٍّ أَروَعِ
And indeed I have kept you as a reserve against calamities,
And I have trusted in you, keen-witted and admirable.
جُبِلَتwas fashioned عَلىupon حُبِّيكَlove for you روحيmy soul دَهرَهاall its life
جُبِلَت عَلى حُبِّيكَ روحي دَهرَها
فَمَحبَتيso my love طَبعٌinnate nature بِغَيرِwithout تَطَبُّعِaffectation
فَمَحبَتي طَبعٌ بِغَيرِ تَطَبُّعِ
My soul was fashioned to love you throughout its life,
So my love is innate, without affectation.
وَلَقدand indeed نَشرتُI spread ثَناءَكَpraise of you الأَرِجَfragrant الشَذاthe scent
وَلَقد نَشرتُ ثَناءَكَ الأَرِجَ الشَذا
لَمّاwhen طويتُI folded عَلىaround وِدادِكَaffection for you أَضلُعيmy ribs
لَمّا طويتُ عَلى وِدادِكَ أَضلُعي
And indeed I have spread praise of you, sweetly fragrant,
When I folded my ribs around my affection for you.
فَهَواكُمُso love for you وَسَناكُمُand your radiance وَنَداكُمُand your voice
فَهَواكُمُ وَسَناكُمُ وَنَداكُمُ
فيin مُهجَتيmy heart فيin ناظِريmy eye فيin مَسمَعيmy ear
في مُهجَتي في ناظِري في مَسمَعي
So my love for you, your radiance, and your voice
Are in my heart, in my eye, in my ear.
Sol 6.1