مَنْwho ليfor me بأهيفَwith a slender youth قالَsaid حينwhen عَتبتُهI reproached him
مَنْ لي بأهيفَ قالَ حين عَتبتُه
فيfor قطعِcutting كلَّevery قضيبِbranch بانٍa bān tree رائقِlovely
في قطعِ كلَّ قضيبِ بانٍ رائقِ
Who will help me with a slender youth who said, when I reproached him
Who will I have when offended I say
for cutting every lovely bān branch,
In cutting each supple, slender bough
تحكيmirrors شمائلَهُits grace الرشاءُthe young gazelle إذاwhen انثنىit bends
تحكي شمائلَهُ الرشاءُ إذا انثنى
ريّانَlush بينَamong جداولٍstreams وحدائقِand gardens
ريّانَ بينَ جداولٍ وحدائقِ
whose grace the young gazelle mirrors as the branch bends,
The rain describes his traits when it bends
lush among streams and gardens:
Flowing between streams and gardens now
سرقتْstole غصونُbranches البانِof the bān tree لينَthe suppleness شمائليof my bearing
سرقتْ غصونُ البانِ لينَ شمائلي
فقطعتُهاso I cut them down والقطعُand amputation حدُّthe prescribed punishment السارقِof the thief
فقطعتُها والقطعُ حدُّ السارقِ
“The bān branches stole the suppleness of my bearing,
The boughs of benzoin my supple form stole
so I cut them down—amputation is the thief’s prescribed punishment”?
So I cut them; such is the thief's role
Sol 6.1