أَذعَنَyielded لِلحُسنِto beauty عَصِيُّunyielding to العِنانthe rein
أَذعَنَ لِلحُسنِ عَصِيُّ العِنان
وَحاوَلَتand sought عَيناكَyour two eyes أَمراًa thing فَكانand so it came to be
وَحاوَلَت عَيناكَ أَمراً فَكان
He who defied the rein yielded to beauty.
The unruly bowed to beauty
And your eyes sought a thing, and so it came to be.
And your eyes attempted something that came to be
يَعيشُlive جَفناكَyour two eyelids لِبَثِّfor spreading المُنىhopes
يَعيشُ جَفناكَ لِبَثِّ المُنى
أَوِor الأَسىsorrow فيin قَلبِthe heart of راجٍone who hopes وَعانand one who suffers
أَوِ الأَسى في قَلبِ راجٍ وَعان
Your eyelids live to sow hopes
Your eyelids live to shed sorrows
Or sorrow in the heart of one who hopes and suffers.
Or anguish in the heart of one who suffered and lamented
ياO مُسرِفاًone who goes to excess فيin التيهِhaughtiness ماnot يَنتَهيcomes to an end
يا مُسرِفاً في التيهِ ما يَنتَهي
أَخافُI fear أَنthat يَفنىwill run out عَلَيناon us الزَمانtime
أَخافُ أَن يَفنى عَلَينا الزَمان
O you whose excessive pride knows no end,
O you who are excessive in straying, there is no end
I fear that time will run out on us.
I fear time will run out on us
وَياand O كَثيرَabundant in الدَلِّcoquetry فيin عِزِّهِhis glory
وَيا كَثيرَ الدَلِّ في عِزِّهِ
لاdo not تَنسَforget ليfor me عِزّيmy dignity قُبَيلَjust before الهَوانabasement
لا تَنسَ لي عِزّي قُبَيلَ الهَوان
And O you, so full of coquetry in your glory,
O you with much gall in your glory
Do not forget my dignity just before abasement.
Do not forget my glory before disgrace
وَياand O شَديدَintense in العُجبِconceit مَهلاًbe gentle فَماfor there is no
وَيا شَديدَ العُجبِ مَهلاً فَما
مِنany مُنكِرٍone who denies أَنَّكَthat you are زَينُthe adornment of الحِسانthe beautiful ones
مِن مُنكِرٍ أَنَّكَ زَينُ الحِسان
And O you, so full of conceit, be gentle—for there is no
O you extremely arrogant, wait
One who denies that you are the adornment of the fair.
There is no denial that you are the beauty of excellence
Sol 6.1