صرعتناfelled us ألحاظglances غزلانgazelles يبريYabrin (name continued)
صرعتنا ألحاظ غزلان يبري
نcompletes 'Yabrin' كأنas though اللحاظthe glances منهاfrom them رماحspears
ن كأن اللحاظ منها رماح
The glances of Yabrin's gazelles have felled us,
The gazes of does frolicking freely fell us
as though their glances were spears.
As if their gazes were spears
منof ظباءٍgazelles فيin كلevery جارحةٍlimb منof us (continued)
من ظباءٍ في كل جارحةٍ من
اcompletes 'of us' لألحاظهنbecause of their glances يلقىare found جراحwounds
ا لألحاظهن يلقى جراح
Gazelles—in every limb of ours,
In every part of us struck by
wounds are found, inflicted by their glances.
The gazes leaving wounds
استحلواthey deemed lawful منin قتلناkilling us كلevery محظوforbidden act (continued)
استحلوا من قتلنا كل محظو
رcompletes 'forbidden' وماand not قتلkilling عاشقينlovers مباحpermitted
ر وما قتل عاشقين مباح
They deemed every forbidden act lawful in killing us,
They made lawful our slaughter in every aspect
yet killing lovers is not permitted.
Yet slaying lovers is not allowed
ياO نديميmy drinking companion إليكtake to yourself بالكأسwith the cup عنيaway from me
يا نديمي إليك بالكأس عني
إنindeed جفنيmy eyelid كأسa cup ودمعيand my tears الراحthe wine
إن جفني كأس ودمعي الراح
O my drinking companion, take the cup away from me:
My friend, I turn to you with the wine cup
indeed, my eyelid is a cup, and my tears are wine.
Since my eyelids are the cup and my tears the wine
Sol 6.1