مَا(reinforces 'between') بَيْنَbetween هَجْرِكَyour desertion وَالنَّوىand separation
مَا بَيْنَ هَجْرِكَ وَالنَّوى
قَدْindeed ذُبْتُI have melted away فِيكَfor you مِنَfrom الجَوَىlove's anguish
قَدْ ذُبْتُ فِيكَ مِنَ الجَوَى
Between your desertion and separation,
I have melted away for you from love's anguish.
ياO فاتِنيmy enchanter بِمَعاطِفٍwith curves
يا فاتِني بِمَعاطِفٍ
سَجَدَتْbowed down لَهَاbefore them قُضُبُboughs اللِّوَىal-Liwā
سَجَدَتْ لَهَا قُضُبُ اللِّوَى
O you who bewitch me with curves
before which the boughs of al-Liwā have bowed!
وَحَياةِby the life of وَجْهِكَyour face لاnot سَلاhas forgotten
وَحَياةِ وَجْهِكَ لا سَلا
عَنْكَaway from you المُحِبُّthe lover وَلاnor نَوَىintended to
عَنْكَ المُحِبُّ وَلا نَوَى
By the life of your face, your lover has not forgotten
you, nor has he ever intended to.
يَاO مَنْyou who حَكَىresembled بِقَوامِهِin his stature
يَا مَنْ حَكَى بِقَوامِهِ
قَدَّthe form of القَضِيبthe bough مُذُsince الْتَوىit bent
قَدَّ القَضِيب مُذُ الْتَوى
O you whose stature has mirrored
the bough's form since it bent,
ماnot أَنْتَyou عِنْدِيin my eyes وَالقضيand the bough (continued)
ما أَنْتَ عِنْدِي وَالقضي
بُ(completes 'bough') اللَّدْنُsupple فِيin حَدٍّrank سِوىequal
بُ اللَّدْنُ فِي حَدٍّ سِوى
In my eyes, you and the bough,
supple as it is, are not of equal rank.
هَاlook ذَاكَthat one حَرَّكَهstirred it الهَواthe air (continued)
هَا ذَاكَ حَرَّكَه الهَوا
ءُ(completes 'air') وأَنْتَwhile you حَرَّكْتَyou stirred الهَوَىdesire
ءُ وأَنْتَ حَرَّكْتَ الهَوَى
Look: that one was stirred by the air,
while you have stirred desire.
Sol 6.1