أصبَحَbecame القَلبُthe heart ذاpossessed of هُيَامٍardent passion دَخِيلِdeep-seated
أصبَحَ القَلبُ ذا هُيَامٍ دَخِيلِ
مِنfrom هَوَىlove of نازِحِfar away المَزَاthe visiting-place (word fragment) ربَخِيلِcompletion of 'visiting-place'; ungenerous
مِن هَوَى نازِحِ المَزَا ربَخِيلِ
The heart now harbors a deep-seated passion,
My heart has become possessed with passionate love
From love for one whose abode is distant and who is ungenerous.
Of one whose abode was lofty and remote
مَنfrom (contextually read as مِن) هَوَىlove of مَنthe one whom هَوَيتُI loved لَمnot (past negation) أكُI was أدرِىI know
مَن هَوَى مَن هَوَيتُ لَم أكُ أدرِى
ماwhat اسمُهَاher name لاَno ولاَnor مِنfrom أيِّwhich قَبِيلِtribe
ما اسمُهَا لاَ ولاَ مِن أيِّ قَبِيلِ
From love for the one I loved, I did not know
I loved one whom I loved, but did not know
What her name was—no, nor which tribe she was from.
Neither her name, nor which tribe she was from
غَيرَexcept أنيthat I رَأيتُهَاI saw her ذَاتَa certain يَومٍday
غَيرَ أني رَأيتُهَا ذَاتَ يَومٍ
فيamong خَلَيطٍa company of people قَدalready أَزمَعُواthey had resolved لِلرَّحِيلِfor departure
في خَلَيطٍ قَد أَزمَعُوا لِلرَّحِيلِ
Except that I saw her one day,
Only that I saw her one day
Among a company already resolved to depart.
In a caravan about to depart
بَينَمَاwhile الحَىُّthe tribe يَرحَلُونَthey were saddling المَطَايَاthe mounts
بَينَمَا الحَىُّ يَرحَلُونَ المَطَايَا
وَهىand she فيin الكِنِّthe shelter تَحتَbeneath ظِلٍّshade ظَلِيلِdeep
وَهى في الكِنِّ تَحتَ ظِلٍّ ظَلِيلِ
While the tribe was saddling the mounts,
While the camels were being loaded
She was in shelter, beneath deep shade.
She was in the litter, in the shade of a canopy
تَحتَهُbeneath it فَاتِرُlanguid الجُفُونِthe eyelids كَحِيلٍkohl-dark
تَحتَهُ فَاتِرُ الجُفُونِ كَحِيلٍ
يَقذِفُcasts السِّحرَmagic فَوقَabove خَدٍّa cheek أَسِيلِsmooth
يَقذِفُ السِّحرَ فَوقَ خَدٍّ أَسِيلِ
Beneath it, a languid-lidded, kohl-dark eye
Beneath it, languid-eyed like a startled gazelle
Casts magic above a smooth cheek.
The dawn spreading its magic on a smooth cheek
فَتَحَيَّرتُso I was bewildered ثُمَّthen أَطرَقتُI bowed my head حِيناًfor a while
فَتَحَيَّرتُ ثُمَّ أَطرَقتُ حِيناً
ثُمَّthen مَاnot إِنemphatic particle لَبِثتُI lingered غَيرَother than قَلِيلِa little
ثُمَّ مَا إِن لَبِثتُ غَيرَ قَلِيلِ
So I was bewildered, then bowed my head awhile.
I was perplexed for a while, then bowed my head
Then I lingered no more than a little while.
And before long I raised it again
فَتَبَدَّتthen she appeared فَقُلتُand I said مَنwho أَنتِyou (feminine) يَاذِىO you (feminine)
فَتَبَدَّت فَقُلتُ مَن أَنتِ يَاذِى
فَتَوَارَتso she hid herself عنيfrom me حِذَارَfor fear of الحَلِيلِthe husband
فَتَوَارَت عني حِذَارَ الحَلِيلِ
Then she appeared, and I said, 'Who are you, O woman?'
And saw her, so I said "Who are you, O vision?"
So she hid herself from me, for fear of her husband.
But she hid from me, fearing disgrace
Sol 6.1