لاdo not تَلُمنيblame me فَماfor there is no عَلَيَّupon me مَلامُblame
لا تَلُمني فَما عَلَيَّ مَلامُ
أَبصَرَتهاsaw her عَينيmy eye فَلَيسَso it does not تَنامُsleep
أَبصَرَتها عَيني فَلَيسَ تَنامُ
Do not blame me, for no blame lies upon me.
Do not blame me, for no blame rests upon me.
My eye beheld her, and now it cannot sleep.
My eye beheld her, and so it does not sleep.
لَمdid not تُشارِكshare فيهاin her العُيونُthe eyes وَلَمand did not تَشdrink (first part)
لَم تُشارِك فيها العُيونُ وَلَم تَش
رَبdrink (last part) عَلىupon ماءِfreshness (literally, water) وَجهِهاher face الأَيّامُthe days
رَب عَلى ماءِ وَجهِها الأَيّامُ
No other eyes have shared in seeing her, nor have—
No other eyes have shared in her, nor have
the days drunk from the freshness of her face.
the days drunk away the freshness of her face.
ياO ظَلومُZalum الظَلومُthe cruel one هَلdoes ...? يَستَحِلُّdeem lawful الthe (article)
يا ظَلومُ الظَلومُ هَل يَستَحِلُّ ال
قَتلَkilling مَنone who كانَwas دينَهُhis religion الإِسلامُIslam
قَتلَ مَن كانَ دينَهُ الإِسلامُ
O cruel tyrant of the dark, does one whose religion is Islam deem—
O Zalum, cruel one, can one deem it lawful
killing lawful?
to kill, when one's religion is Islam?
اِعتَزَلتُI shunned الكَواعِبَthe full-breasted maidens البيضَthe fair-skinned ones وَاِستَتand—start of 'I completed'
اِعتَزَلتُ الكَواعِبَ البيضَ وَاِستَت
مَمتُend of 'I completed' وُدّيmy love لَهاfor her فَلَستُso I am not أُلامُblamed
مَمتُ وُدّي لَها فَلَستُ أُلامُ
I forsook the fair, budding-breasted maidens and brought—
I have shunned the fair, full-breasted maidens, and
my love for her to perfection; so I am not to blame.
made my love for her complete; I am not to blame.
Sol 6.1