كمhow many منof مليحa lovely lad صغيرyoung
كم من مليح صغير
علىfor المعنىthe lovesick lover تعسرproved difficult
على المعنى تعسر
How many a lovely young lad
How many a little beauty
has proved hard to win for the lovesick lover!
Whose meaning is hard to attain
وماand not تيسرcame easily وصلٌunion
وما تيسر وصلٌ
منهfrom him إلىuntil أنthat تعذرbecame impossible
منه إلى أن تعذر
And no union came easily
And what is attained of union with it
from him, until it became impossible.
Until it becomes unattainable
Sol 6.1