تَزَوَّجتَهاyou married her بَعدَafter إِحراقِهاher setting aflame
تَزَوَّجتَها بَعدَ إِحراقِها
قُلوبَthe hearts of النَدامىthe drinking companions بِإِقلاقِهاby her tormenting them
قُلوبَ النَدامى بِإِقلاقِها
You married her after she had set aflame
You married her after burning
the drinking companions’ hearts by tormenting them.
the hearts of regretful men with her coquetry.
وَقَدand already أَعطَتِshe had given القَومَthe men مِنthrough عَهدِهاher pledge
وَقَد أَعطَتِ القَومَ مِن عَهدِها
رِضاهُمtheir satisfaction وَمِنand through عَقدِthe binding of ميثاقِهاher covenant
رِضاهُم وَمِن عَقدِ ميثاقِها
And she had given those men, through her pledge,
She had given the people her word
what pleased them, and through her covenant’s bond.
and bound them in the pact of her covenant,
فَكَيفَso how أَمِنتَdid you feel safe from شِياناتِهاher shameful acts
فَكَيفَ أَمِنتَ شِياناتِها
وَأَنتَwhile you عَليمٌare well acquainted بِأَلاقِهاwith her deceit
وَأَنتَ عَليمٌ بِأَلاقِها
So how could you feel safe from her shameful ways,
So how could you trust her wiles
when you are well acquainted with her deceit?
when you know her fickleness?
وَكَيفَand how اِنبَسَطتَwere you at ease وَلَمand did not تَنقَبِضshrink back
وَكَيفَ اِنبَسَطتَ وَلَم تَنقَبِض
لِإِجلاسِهاat seating her مَعَwith عُشّاقِهاher lovers
لِإِجلاسِها مَعَ عُشّاقِها
And how could you be at ease, without shrinking back,
How could you be so relaxed and not withdrawn
at seating her with her lovers?
to sit her with her lovers?
تُحَدِّثُهُمshe speaks to them بِمَعانيthrough the themes of الغِناsong (continued next line)
تُحَدِّثُهُم بِمَعاني الغِنا
ءِcompletion of “song”; no separate meaning عَنabout بَثِّthe anguish of نَفسٍa soul وَأَشواقِهاand its longings
ءِ عَن بَثِّ نَفسٍ وَأَشواقِها
She speaks to them through the themes of song,
She converses with them about the meanings of love
of a soul’s anguish and its longings.
and the outpouring of a soul and its longings.
وَأَحسِبُand I think أَنَّكَthat you مُخفٍare concealing رِضىًapproval
وَأَحسِبُ أَنَّكَ مُخفٍ رِضىً
وَقَدwhile already راسَلَتهُمshe has corresponded with them بِخِلياقِهاthrough her khilyāq (meaning uncertain)
وَقَد راسَلَتهُم بِخِلياقِها
And I think you conceal approval,
And I reckon you feign contentment
while she has corresponded with them through her khilyāq (meaning uncertain).
while she contacts them with her glances.
إِذاif كُنتَyou are تُمكِنُgranting access مِنto وَدِّهاher love
إِذا كُنتَ تُمكِنُ مِن وَدِّها
فَإِنَّكَthen indeed you تُمكِنُgrant access مِنto ساقِهاher leg
فَإِنَّكَ تُمكِنُ مِن ساقِها
If you grant access to her love,
If you enable her love,
then indeed you grant access to her leg.
then you enable her betrayal.
Sol 6.1