أَبَحْتُI granted النَّرْجِسَthe narcissus الرّقْيَfrom Raqqa وُدّيmy love
أَبَحْتُ النَّرْجِسَ الرّقْيَ وُدّي
وماليand I have no بِاجْتِنابِto shun الوَرْدِthe rose طاقَهْstrength
ومالي بِاجْتِنابِ الوَرْدِ طاقَهْ
I have granted the narcissus of Raqqa my love,
I plucked the narcissus and the sweet rose,
yet I have no strength to shun the rose.
Why should I avoid the rose in vain?
كِلاboth الأَخَوَيْنِthe two brothers مَعْشوقٌbeloved وإِنّيand indeed I
كِلا الأَخَوَيْنِ مَعْشوقٌ وإِنّي
أَرىI deem التَفْضيلَpreference بَيْنَهُماbetween the two of them حَماقَهْfolly
أَرى التَفْضيلَ بَيْنَهُما حَماقَهْ
Both brothers are beloved, and indeed I
Both are beloved, and I see
deem it folly to favor one over the other.
Preferring one above the other folly.
هُماthe two of them فيin عَسْكَرِthe army of الأَنْوارِflowers هَذاthis one
هُما في عَسْكَرِ الأَنْوارِ هَذا
مَقْدمةthe vanguard يسيرُmarches وذاكَand that one ساقَهْthe rearguard
مَقْدمة يسيرُ وذاكَ ساقَهْ
They are in the army of flowers: this one
They both belong to the camp of light,
marches as the vanguard, and that one as the rearguard.
One marches at the front, the other behind.
Sol 6.1