أتلوميننيdo you blame me? لتشبيهيَfor my likening الخدthe two cheeks (first part)
أتلومينني لتشبيهيَ الخد
ين(completes ‘the two cheeks’) بالنارto fire والقوامand the figure بصارمْto a sharp sword
ين بالنار والقوام بصارمْ
Do you blame me for likening your cheeks
Do you blame me for comparing your cheeks to fire,
to fire, and your figure to a sharp sword,
And your figure to a sharp sword,
وببأسand to the hardness of الحديدiron قلبكyour heart إذwhen أشI complain (first part)
وببأس الحديد قلبك إذ أش
كو(completes ‘I complain’) وقدthough already رقgrew tender ليtoward me العدوthe enemy المقاومْthe opposing one
كو وقد رق لي العدو المقاومْ
and your heart to iron’s hardness, when I
And your heart to the might of iron when I complain,
complain, though even the opposing enemy has softened toward me?
Although the resistant enemy has been gentle to me?
قدmay يعيبdisparage الحريصthe ardent lover أجملthe fairest of ماwhat يهhe loves (first part)
قد يعيب الحريص أجمل ما يه
وى(completes ‘he loves’) فراراًin flight منfrom حاسدan envier أوor مزاحمْa rival
وى فراراً من حاسد أو مزاحمْ
The ardent lover may disparage the fairest thing he
The covetous may find fault with the most beautiful object of desire,
loves, to escape an envier or a rival.
Fleeing from an envious or aggressive rival,
وهوand it is عيبdisparagement يغريentices بحبكto love you لوif only أعwould understand (first part)
وهو عيب يغري بحبك لو أع
قل(completes ‘would understand’) منone who كانwas ناجياًsafe منكfrom you سالمْunharmed
قل من كان ناجياً منك سالمْ
Yet such disparagement invites love of you—if only
Yet that is a fault that makes me love you more, if I were reasonable.
one who had escaped you unscathed would understand.
Who has ever survived you unscathed?
Sol 6.1