وصاحبينand two companions اتفقاboth agreed
وصاحبين اتفقا
علىon الهوىlove واعتنقاand embraced one another
على الهوى واعتنقا
And two companions agreed
on love, and embraced.
وأقسماand both swore بالودby affection والand the
وأقسما بالود وال
إخلاصsincerity أنthat لاnot افترقاthey would part
إخلاص أن لا افترقا
And they swore by affection and
sincerity that they would never part.
ضمنهماwithin them أزهرa radiant one كالنlike the (continued)
ضمنهما أزهر كالن
نَجمstar بهin him قدhave وثقاboth trusted
نَجم به قد وثقا
Within them is a radiant one, like a
star, in whom they have put their trust.
لمdid not يشكcomplain فيin خصريهماtheir two waists
لم يشك في خصريهما
مذsince ضمناهthey embraced him قلقاunease
مذ ضمناه قلقا
Between their waists he has never complained
of unease since they embraced him.
منfrom تحتهbeneath him عينانtwo eyes منsince (continued)
من تحته عينان من
ذcompletion of 'since' انفتحاboth opened ماnever انطبقاboth closed
ذ انفتحا ما انطبقا
Beneath him are two eyes; since
they opened, they have never closed.
وفوقهand above him نارانtwo fires ماnever
وفوقه ناران ما
حلاboth dwelt فماa mouth مذsince خلقاboth were created
حلا فما مذ خلقا
And above him are two fires that have never
dwelt in a mouth since they were created.
يفرقانboth separate بينbetween كلall
يفرقان بين كل
لِcompletion of 'all' ماthat which عليهupon it اتفقاboth agreed
لِ ما عليه اتفقا
They split apart all
that they agree upon.
فأيso whatever شيءthing لاقياboth encountered
فأي شيء لاقيا
هit ألقياهthey left it فرقاin pieces
ه ألقياه فرقا
So whatever thing they encounter,
they leave it in pieces.
Sol 6.1