أحبكI love you ياO مِتيْلْدُMathilde وأيand what قلبٍheart
أحبك يا مِتيْلْدُ وأي قلبٍ
رقيقtender لاnot يهيمis enamored بكof you افتتاناin rapture
رقيق لا يهيم بك افتتانا
I love you, O Mathilde—and what heart
I love you, Miltilda, and what heart
that is tender would not be passionately enamored of you?
So gentle does not become enamored with you.
ولاand not أرضىI am content وإنand even if أوديتI perished عشقاًof passionate love
ولا أرضى وإن أوديت عشقاً
لهذاfor this الحسنbeauty إلاexcept أنthat يصاناit be safeguarded
لهذا الحسن إلا أن يصانا
Nor would I be content, though I perished of love,
And I would not be pleased if you gave love
unless this beauty were safeguarded.
To this beauty, unless it kept us virtuous.
وماand not منof كنترانGontran أغارI am jealous لكنbut
وما من كنتران أغار لكن
أغارI am jealous علىfor جمالكyour beauty أنlest يهاناit be dishonored
أغار على جمالك أن يهانا
I am not jealous of Gontran, but
I am not jealous of Kintran, however
I am jealous for your beauty, lest it be dishonored.
I am jealous that your beauty might be dishonored.
ومنand who يهوىloves الحسانthe beautiful women وفيهand in him is عقلreason
ومن يهوى الحسان وفيه عقل
إذاif ماemphatic particle فارقhas forsaken الشرفhonor الحساناthe beautiful women
إذا ما فارق الشرف الحسانا
And who with any sense would love beautiful women
And he who loves beauty, and is sensible,
if honor had forsaken those beauties?
If honor leaves, beauty leaves with it.
أطيعيobey البعلthe husband وانعطفيand turn affectionately عليهtoward him
أطيعي البعل وانعطفي عليه
ولاand do not ترخيloosen لنزغتكfor your wayward impulse العناناthe rein
ولا ترخي لنزغتك العنانا
Obey your husband and turn tenderly toward him,
Obey your husband and be affectionate to him
and do not give your wayward impulse free rein.
And do not let your whims loosen the reins.
إذاif استبقيتyou retain وديmy affection فاحذريthen beware أنlest
إذا استبقيت ودي فاحذري أن
تضاعbe neglected حقوقthe rights زوجكof your husband أوor يخاناhe be betrayed
تضاع حقوق زوجك أو يخانا
If you would keep my affection, beware lest
If you want to keep my love, beware
your husband's rights be neglected, or he be betrayed.
Lest you diminish your husband's rights or betray him.
Sol 6.1