أذكرتنيreminded me of الولدانthe youths عينيmy eye لماwhen
أذكرتني الولدان عيني لما
لاحhe appeared كالبدرlike the full moon حالةin the state of الإشراقradiance
لاح كالبدر حالة الإشراق
My eye reminded me of the youths when
The boys reminded me of my eyes when
he appeared like the full moon in its radiance.
He appeared like the full moon rising
قلتyou said ليto me أنthat أعفI abstain عنهfrom him كثيرmany
قلت لي أن أعف عنه كثير
مثلهlike him فيin الجنانParadise’s gardens يومon the Day of التلاقيMeeting
مثله في الجنان يوم التلاقي
You told me to abstain from him: many
I said to myself to forgive him much
like him are in Paradise’s gardens on the Day of Meeting.
The likes of him in Paradise on the day we meet
ياah لهاfor them منof محاسنٍcharms أعرضتturned away بيwith me
يا لها من محاسنٍ أعرضت بي
عنfrom نعيمٍbliss فانfleeting لآخرtoward another باقenduring
عن نعيمٍ فان لآخر باق
Ah, what charms turned me away
Oh, what beauty has distracted me
from fleeting bliss toward another that endures!
From a bliss that is left for another lasting
Sol 6.1