أَلاAh! إِنَّindeed أَلحاَظاًglances بِقَلبيwith my heart عَوابِثاplaying havoc
أَلا إِنَّ أَلحاَظاً بِقَلبي عَوابِثا
أَظُنُّI think بِهاwithin them هاروتHarut أَصبحhas become نافِثاbreathing spells
أَظُنُّ بِها هاروت أَصبح نافِثا
Ah, glances indeed play havoc with my heart;
I think Harut has begun breathing spells within them.
إِذاwhenever رامَseeks ذوone possessed of وَجدٍpassion سُلواًforgetfulness of love مَنَعتَهُthey thwart him
إِذا رامَ ذو وَجدٍ سُلواً مَنَعتَهُ
وَكُنَّand they were عَلىtoward دِينِthe creed of التَصابيyouthful dalliance بَواعِثاinciters
وَكُنَّ عَلى دِينِ التَصابي بَواعِثا
Whenever a lovesick man seeks to forget, they thwart him,
And spur him to the creed of youthful dalliance.
وَقَيَّدنَand they fettered مَنwhoever أَضحىhad become عَنfrom الحُبlove مُطلَقاًfree
وَقَيَّدنَ مَن أَضحى عَن الحُب مُطلَقاً
وَأَسرَعنَand they hastened لِلبَلوىtoward affliction بِمَنwith the one who كانَwas رائِثاlingering
وَأَسرَعنَ لِلبَلوى بِمَن كانَ رائِثا
And they fetter whoever had become free of love,
And hurry into affliction whoever had lingered.
بِروحيwith my soul رَشاًa young gazelle مِنfrom آلthe house of خاقانKhaqan راحِلٌdeparting
بِروحي رَشاً مِن آل خاقان راحِلٌ
وَإِنand although كانَhe was ما(locative emphasis) بَينَbetween الجَوانِحِthe ribs لابِثاremaining
وَإِن كانَ ما بَينَ الجَوانِحِ لابِثا
My soul would ransom a departing young gazelle of Khaqan's house,
Though he lingers still between my ribs.
غَداhe became وَاحِداًunique فيin الحُسنِbeauty لِلفَضلto excellence ثانِياa second
غَدا وَاحِداً في الحُسنِ لِلفَضل ثانِيا
وَللبدرand to the full moon وَالشَمسand the sun المُنيرةِradiant ثالِثاa third
وَللبدر وَالشَمس المُنيرةِ ثالِثا
He has become unique in beauty, a second to excellence,
And a third beside the full moon and the radiant sun.
Sol 6.1