مِنْfrom حِينthe time when جَلَاappeared العِذَارthe cheek-down فيon الخَدِّthe cheek نَباتْgrowth
مِنْ حِين جَلَا العِذَار في الخَدِّ نَباتْ
أَحْيَاgave life بِوصَالِهِthrough union with him وَبالهَجْرِand through separation أَماتْcaused death
أَحْيَا بِوصَالِهِ وَبالهَجْرِ أَماتْ
Ever since down appeared, sprouting on his cheek,
He gave life through union with him, and through separation dealt death.
وَحياةِby the life of هَواكَlove for you طَلّقdivorced النَّوْمsleep ثَلاثthree times كذاthus
وَحياةِ هَواكَ طَلّق النَّوْم ثَلاث كذا
مَنْwhoever تَهْجُرُهyou forsake him فَلاَso do not تَسلْask كَيْفَhow يَباتْhe spends the night
مَنْ تَهْجُرُه فَلاَ تَسلْ كَيْفَ يَباتْ
By the life of love for you, he has divorced sleep thrice—so fares
The one you forsake; do not ask how he spends the night.
Sol 6.1