هَلquestion particle كانَwas فيin رَجُلٍa man جُناحٌblame زائِرٍvisiting
هَل كانَ في رَجُلٍ جُناحٌ زائِرٍ
عَفٍchaste أَحَبَّloved خَرِيدَةًa shy maiden مِعطاراrichly perfumed
عَفٍ أَحَبَّ خَرِيدَةً مِعطارا
Was a visiting man at fault—
A chaste man who loved a shy, richly perfumed maiden?
أُنُسَdelightful in الحَديثِconversation إِذاwhen أَتَتcame جارَاتُهاher female neighbors
أُنُسَ الحَديثِ إِذا أَتَت جارَاتُها
وَصَلَlinked الحَديثُthe conversation لَهاfor her الخُطاthe footsteps أَشباراhandspans
وَصَلَ الحَديثُ لَها الخُطا أَشبارا
She was delightful in conversation; when her neighbors came,
Her talk linked their footsteps, handspan by handspan.
أَلنَّفسُthe soul يَمنَعُهاrestrains it الحَياءُmodesty فَتَرعَويso it draws back
أَلنَّفسُ يَمنَعُها الحَياءُ فَتَرعَوي
وَتَكادُand it nearly تَغلُبنيoverpowers me إِلَيكِtoward you مِراراrepeatedly
وَتَكادُ تَغلُبني إِلَيكِ مِرارا
My soul is checked by modesty and draws back,
Yet time and again it almost drives me to you.
ماnot يُذكرُis mentioned اسمُكِyour name فيin حَدِيثٍa conversation عارِضٍincidental
ما يُذكرُ اسمُكِ في حَدِيثٍ عارِضٍ
إِلّاexcept that اِستَخَفَّgrew light لَهُat it الفُؤادُthe heart فَطاراand so it flew
إِلّا اِستَخَفَّ لَهُ الفُؤادُ فَطارا
Never is your name mentioned in passing conversation
But my heart grows light at it and takes flight.
إِنَّindeed العَواذِلَthe reproachful women قَدalready بَكَرنَthey came early يَلُمنَنيthey blame me
إِنَّ العَواذِلَ قَد بَكَرنَ يَلُمنَني
وَحَسبتُand I deemed أَكثَرَmost of لَومِهِنَّtheir reproach ضِراراmalicious harm
وَحَسبتُ أَكثَرَ لَومِهِنَّ ضِرارا
Indeed, the reproachful women came early to blame me,
And I deemed most of their reproach malicious.
وَزَعَمنَand they claimed أَنَّthat وِصالَunion with عَبدَةَʿAbda عائِدٌwould bring
وَزَعَمنَ أَنَّ وِصالَ عَبدَةَ عائِدٌ
عاراًdisgrace عَلَيَّupon me وَلَيسَand is not ذَلِكَthat عاراdisgrace
عاراً عَلَيَّ وَلَيسَ ذَلِكَ عارا
And they claimed that union with ʿAbda would bring
Disgrace upon me—but that is no disgrace.
Sol 6.1