كَفَىsuffice عبَرُlessons الأَيَّامِof the days لِلمَرءِfor a man وازِعاas a restraint
كَفَى عبَرُ الأَيَّامِ لِلمَرءِ وازِعا
إذاif لَمnot يَقرleave alone رِيَّاRiyyā فَيَصحوَand so he grows sober طائِعاwillingly
إذا لَم يَقر رِيَّا فَيَصحوَ طائِعا
The lessons of the days suffice to restrain a man,
If he will not leave Riyyā be and willingly grow sober.
بَنَاتِdaughters كِرامٍof noblemen لَمnot يُرَبنَwere troubled بِضُرَّةٍby hardship
بَنَاتِ كِرامٍ لَم يُرَبنَ بِضُرَّةٍ
دُمىًfigurines شَرِقاتٍradiant بالعَبيرِwith blended perfume رَوادِعاdaubed
دُمىً شَرِقاتٍ بالعَبيرِ رَوادِعا
Daughters of noblemen, never troubled by hardship,
Radiant figurines, daubed with blended perfume.
لَهَوتُI dallied بِهِنَّwith them بَينَbetween سِرٍّsecret love وَرَشدَةٍand lawful union
لَهَوتُ بِهِنَّ بَينَ سِرٍّ وَرَشدَةٍ
ولَمand not آلُdid I fall short عَنof عَهدِthe covenant الأَحِبَّةِof loved ones خادِعاdeceitfully
ولَم آلُ عَن عَهدِ الأَحِبَّةِ خادِعا
I dallied with them, in secret love and lawful union,
Nor did I deceitfully forsake the covenant of those I loved.
يُسَارِقنَthey steal مِنfrom behind الأَستارِthe curtains طَرفاًa glance مُفَتَّراًlanguid
يُسَارِقنَ مِن الأَستارِ طَرفاً مُفَتَّراً
ويُبرِزنَand they reveal مِنthrough فَتقِa slit الُخدورِin the chamber curtains الأَصابِعاthe fingers
ويُبرِزنَ مِن فَتقِ الُخدورِ الأَصابِعا
They steal a languid glance from behind the curtains,
And reveal their fingers through a slit in the chamber curtains.
Sol 6.1