دَلَّhe acted coy فَأَبدىthen he showed الصُدودَaversion وَالجَزَعاand anguish
دَلَّ فَأَبدى الصُدودَ وَالجَزَعا
تيهاًout of conceit وَقَدthough already كانَhe had حَقَّقfulfilled الطَمَعاhope
تيهاً وَقَد كانَ حَقَّق الطَمَعا
He acted coy, showing aversion and anguish,
He led on, displaying aloofness and grief,
Out of conceit, though he had already fulfilled my hopes.
Wandering though he had realized his hope.
وَلَمand not يَكُنwas ذاكَthat مِنهُfrom him عَنout of مَلَلٍweariness
وَلَم يَكُن ذاكَ مِنهُ عَن مَلَلٍ
بَلrather كانَhe was يَهوىhe loved أَذِيَّتيhurting me وَلَعاpassionately
بَل كانَ يَهوى أَذِيَّتي وَلَعا
And that was not from weariness on his part;
That was not out of boredom on his part,
Rather, he passionately delighted in hurting me.
But he loved to torment me and was obsessed.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle يَئِستُI despaired مِنbecause of تَمَنُّعِهِhis coy resistance
حَتّى إِذا ما يَئِستُ مِن تَمَنُّعِهِ
قِدماًlong ago منof الصابِbitter sap فيin الهَوىlove جُرَعاdraughts
قِدماً من الصابِ في الهَوى جُرَعا
Until, when I despaired at his coy resistance,
Until when I despaired of his aloofness,
Long ago, draughts of bitter sap in love.
I took a draft of enduring love right from the start.
ظَبيٌّa gazelle تَجرَّعتُI swallowed منfrom تَمنُّعِهِhis coy resistance
ظَبيٌّ تَجرَّعتُ من تَمنُّعِهِ
قِدماًlong ago مِنَof الصابِbitter sap فيin الهَوىlove جُرَعاdraughts
قِدماً مِنَ الصابِ في الهَوى جُرَعا
A gazelle—from his coy resistance I swallowed
A gazelle, I took a draft of his aloofness,
Long ago, draughts of bitter sap in love.
Right from the start, a draft of enduring love.
يَتبَعُنيhe follows me فيin الهَوىlove وأَتبَعهand I follow him
يَتبَعُني في الهَوى وأَتبَعه
أَكرِمhow noble بِهِhe is (exclamatory) تابِعاًas a follower وَمُتَّبَعاand as one followed
أَكرِم بِهِ تابِعاً وَمُتَّبَعا
He follows me in love, and I follow him.
He follows me in love, and I follow him,
How noble he is, both follower and followed!
Honoring him as a follower and one followed.
Sol 6.1