جاءhe came يمشيwalking فيin أحمرٍred فوقover أبيضْwhite
جاء يمشي في أحمرٍ فوق أبيضْ
فسقاناthen he gave us drink مُذَهّباًgolden-hued فيin مفضَّضْsilvered
فسقانا مُذَهّباً في مفضَّضْ
He came walking in red over white,
He walked in red over white
then served us golden wine in a silvered cup.
So he quenched us gilded in blossomed
شادنٌa young gazelle مكَّنgave power to المقاريضthe shears منover قلfirst part of 'my heart'
شادنٌ مكَّن المقاريض من قل
بيcompletion of 'my heart' بآسٍthrough myrtle فيupon عارضيهhis two cheeks مُقرَّضclipped
بي بآسٍ في عارضيه مُقرَّض
A young gazelle who gave the shears power over my heart,
Sturdy enabled the spoons from saying
through clipped myrtle upon his cheeks.
To me harm in its veins etched
أناI عينُthe very embodiment الصَّحيحthe healthy one إنif صحّحhe makes good الوعfirst part of 'the promise'
أنا عينُ الصَّحيح إن صحّح الوع
دَcompletion of 'the promise' وعينُand the very embodiment المريضthe sick one إنif هوhe مَرَّضhe lets it languish
دَ وعينُ المريض إن هو مَرَّض
I am health itself if he makes good his promise,
I am the eye of truth if the promise is kept
and illness itself if he lets it languish.
And the eye of the sick if he is ill
Sol 6.1