قَدindeed صَحاhas sobered القَلبُthe heart بَعدَماafter
قَد صَحا القَلبُ بَعدَما
قَدat times يُرىis seen وَهوَwhile it is مُنتَشيintoxicated
قَد يُرى وَهوَ مُنتَشي
The heart has sobered after
The heart has awakened though
it had at times been seen intoxicated.
It may appear downcast
لَستُI do not أُلقيI turn بِوَجهِهِits face
لَستُ أُلقي بِوَجهِهِ
لِلحَديثِtoward the talk المُخَدَّشِblemished
لِلحَديثِ المُخَدَّشِ
I do not turn its face
I do not meet his gaze
toward blemished talk.
With frivolous small talk
ليI have مِنَfrom الصَبرِpatience حاكِمٌa judge
لي مِنَ الصَبرِ حاكِمٌ
فيin الهَوىlove غَيرُnot مُرتَشيaccepting bribes
في الهَوى غَيرُ مُرتَشي
In patience I have a judge
I have patience to rule me
who takes no bribes in love.
In love, cannot be swayed
كَيفَhow يَصفوbecomes pure لَكَfor you الهَوىlove
كَيفَ يَصفو لَكَ الهَوى
ياO سَمِيَّnamesake of اِبنِson of الاَعمَشِal-Aʿmash
يا سَمِيَّ اِبنِ الاَعمَشِ
How can love be pure for you,
How can love be pure for you
O namesake of Ibn al-Aʿmash,
O noble son of darkness
ياO سَمِيَّnamesake of اِبنِson of سَمحَةٍSamḥa
يا سَمِيَّ اِبنِ سَمحَةٍ
فيin غُدُوٍّthe morning وَفيand in عَشيthe evening
في غُدُوٍّ وَفي عَشي
O namesake of Ibn Samḥa,
O noble and gracious one
in the morning and in the evening?
In the morn and eve alike
Sol 6.1