أَفديهِI would ransom him مِنas a قائلspeaker وَقَدwhile already جرحتwounded
أَفديهِ مِن قائل وَقَد جرحت
عَيناهُhis eyes قَلبيmy heart قُمrise انتَشقinhale بَصلاan onion
عَيناهُ قَلبي قُم انتَشق بَصلا
I would ransom him who said, when
I'd ransom him from one who has wounded
His eyes had wounded my heart, “Rise, inhale an onion!”
His eyes, my heart - arise, burst into tears!
فاقَsurpassed عَلىabove المسكmusk حينَwhen فاهَhe spoke بِهِof it
فاقَ عَلى المسك حينَ فاهَ بِهِ
عِنديin my eyes فَلولاbut were it not for رِضابِهِhis saliva قَتلاwould have killed
عِندي فَلولا رِضابِهِ قَتلا
It surpassed musk when he spoke of it,
Beyond musk was his breath when he sighed;
In my eyes; but for his saliva, I would have been slain.
With me - but for his blows he'd be slain.
Sol 6.1