مَهلاًgently فَحُبكfor love of you بيwith me أَراهُI see it عابِثاtrifling
مَهلاً فَحُبك بي أَراهُ عابِثا
وَأَظنهُand I think it لِلروحto the soul مِنيfrom me وارِثاan heir
وَأَظنهُ لِلروح مِني وارِثا
Gently—for I see my love for you trifling with me,
Slow down, your love seems to me unsettled
And I think it will inherit my soul.
And I think it will outlive my soul
مَنwho ذاthis one الَّذيwho أَلوىtwisted بِعَهدكwith your pledge فيin الهَوىlove
مَن ذا الَّذي أَلوى بِعَهدك في الهَوى
حَتذىso that اِنثَنيتyou turned away عَنfrom المَودةaffection ناكِثاbreaking faith
حَتذى اِنثَنيت عَن المَودة ناكِثا
Who is it that twisted your pledge in love,
Who else could I wish in love but you?
So that you turned from affection, breaking faith?
Though you may change, forsaking affection
جَرَبتI experienced فيكَthrough you الحادِثاتmisfortunes فَلَمbut did not أَجدfind
جَرَبت فيكَ الحادِثات فَلَم أَجد
مثلlike الرَقيبthe watcher إِذاwhen خَلَوناwe were alone حادِثاa misfortune
مثل الرَقيب إِذا خَلَونا حادِثا
I have experienced misfortunes through you, but never found
I've tried with you adventures but found
A misfortune like the watcher when we are alone.
None like my watcher when we're alone
ياO مشبهresembling الآرامthe gazelles إِلّاexcept أَنَّهُthat he
يا مشبه الآرام إِلّا أَنَّهُ
خَلَقتcreated لَناfor us عَيناهُhis two eyes سِحراًmagic نافِثاbreathing spells
خَلَقت لَنا عَيناهُ سِحراً نافِثا
O you who resemble gazelles—except that
You who resemble the gentle gazelles
His eyes have fashioned for us a spell-breathing enchantment.
Except that your eyes cast magic, enchanting
قَدindeed راحَbegan بِالقَمرينat the sun and moon طَرفيmy gaze هازِياًmocking
قَد راحَ بِالقَمرين طَرفي هازِياً
لَماwhen رَأىit saw فيin بردتيكyour two cloaks الثالثاthe third
لَما رَأى في بردتيك الثالثا
My gaze has begun to mock the sun and moon,
The two moons of your eyes have wandered
When it saw the third within your two cloaks.
When they saw a third in your mantle
Sol 6.1