تقنصنيensnared me غزالa gazelle شابturned gray فيهbecause of him
تقنصني غزال شاب فيه
مَفارِقُhair partings لمّةٍof long locks قَدalready كُنَّthey were سُوداblack
مَفارِقُ لمّةٍ قَد كُنَّ سُودا
A gazelle has ensnared me; for his sake have turned gray
the partings of locks that once were black.
وَعَهديand my recollection بِالظِباءِof gazelles وَهنَّwhile they صِيدٌprey
وَعَهدي بِالظِباءِ وَهنَّ صِيدٌ
فَقَدyet indeed أَصبَحنَthey have become يَفرسنَpreying upon الأُسوداthe lions
فَقَد أَصبَحنَ يَفرسنَ الأُسودا
I once knew gazelles only as prey,
but now they have taken to preying on lions.
أُنافِسُI vie فيfor هَواهُhis love وَهوَthough it is مَوتٌdeath
أُنافِسُ في هَواهُ وَهوَ مَوتٌ
مَتىwhen عايَنتَhave you seen فيconcerning مَوتٍdeath حَسُوداsomeone envious
مَتى عايَنتَ في مَوتٍ حَسُودا
I vie for his love, though it is death;
when have you seen anyone envious of death?
وَأُدعىand I am called سَيّدَlord العُشّاقِthe lovers طُرّاًall of them
وَأُدعى سَيّدَ العُشّاقِ طُرّاً
وَماthough not حاوَلتُI sought فيهِمamong them أَنto أَسُوداbe lord
وَما حاوَلتُ فيهِم أَن أَسُودا
And I am called the lord of all lovers,
though I never sought to be lord among them.
Sol 6.1