ياO عجباًwhat a wonder! أَبْصَرْتُI saw فيin السوقِthe marketplace
يا عجباً أَبْصَرْتُ في السوقِ
ماnot أبْصَرَتْهُhad seen it عينُthe eye of مخلوقِa creature
ما أبْصَرَتْهُ عينُ مخلوقِ
O wonder! I saw in the marketplace
What no creature's eye had seen.
ماnot راعنيastonished me إلاexcept فتىًa young man عاشقٌin love
ما راعني إلا فتىً عاشقٌ
وعينُهُand his eye فيin عينِthe eye of معشوقa beloved
وعينُهُ في عينِ معشوق
Nothing astonished me but a young man in love,
And his eye was fixed on his beloved's eye.
ضمّتهماbrought them both together الطُرْقُthe streets إلىto مَوْضعٍa spot
ضمّتهما الطُرْقُ إلى مَوْضعٍ
كحلقةِlike the circle of الخاتَمِthe ring فيin الضيقnarrowness
كحلقةِ الخاتَمِ في الضيق
The streets brought them both to a spot
As narrow as the circle of a ring.
فافترقاso the two parted خَوْفَfor fear of رقيبيهماtheir two watchers
فافترقا خَوْفَ رقيبيهما
عنafter موعدٍa promise to meet باللحظِthrough glances مسروقstolen
عن موعدٍ باللحظِ مسروق
So they parted, fearing their two watchers,
After stealing, through glances, a promise to meet.
Sol 6.1