مللنthey grew weary of فؤاديmy heart فتّيمنهthen they enslaved it with love
مللن فؤادي فتّيمنه
وماand not زلتُI turned away عنfrom ذلكمthat (addressing you all) مذعناsubmissive
وما زلتُ عن ذلكم مذعنا
They grew weary of my heart, then enslaved it with love.
My heart grew weary, and I tried to distract it,
And I have not turned away from that, still submissive.
But I could not turn it from its purpose.
فهنّfor they الصوائدُthe huntresses للصائدينof the hunters
فهنّ الصوائدُ للصائدين
بحدّwith the edge الحسامthe sharp sword وزعفand the swift killing القناthe spears
بحدّ الحسام وزعف القنا
For they are the huntresses of those who hunt
The snares are for the hunters,
With the sword’s edge and the swift death dealt by spears.
With the sharpness of swords and the weakness of spears.
Sol 6.1