وسّراجٍand a saddler سَرَىcrept فيinto القلبِthe heart منّيof mine
وسّراجٍ سَرَى في القلبِ منّي
هواهُlove for him حلَّlodged in منof طرفيmy eye السّواداthe dark pupil
هواهُ حلَّ من طرفي السّوادا
A saddler—into my heart crept
love for him; he lodged in my eye’s dark pupil.
يُسَهَّلُmakes easy للرُّكوبfor riding لناfor us طريقاًa path
يُسَهَّلُ للرُّكوب لنا طريقاً
بصنعتهthrough his craft ولاyet does not يُعطيgive القياداthe reins
بصنعته ولا يُعطي القيادا
He makes the way to riding easy for us
through his craft, yet will not yield the reins.
وماand does not يَفْريcleave بشفرتهwith his blade أديماًleather
وما يَفْري بشفرته أديماً
كماas يَفريhe cleaves بمُقلتهwith his eye الفُؤاداthe heart
كما يَفري بمُقلته الفُؤادا
He does not cleave leather with his blade
as he cleaves the heart with his eye.
Sol 6.1