وَمُعَمَّمٍand a turbaned man بهوىwith love for الغُلامِthe youth مُتَيَّمٍbesotted
وَمُعَمَّمٍ بهوى الغُلامِ مُتَيَّمٍ
لَكِنbut قَدindeed اِنعَكَسَتhave been reversed بِهِin him الآراءُthe notions
لَكِن قَد اِنعَكَسَت بِهِ الآراءُ
And a turbaned man, besotted with love for the youth,
A passionate lover of a youth intemperate and reckless too,
Yet his notions have been reversed:
Though men blame for this propensity, diverse their views.
فَمَتىso whenever يُحِبُّhe wants غُلامَهُhis boy قدامهُin front of him
فَمَتى يُحِبُّ غُلامَهُ قدامهُ
ناداهُhe called to him وَيحَكwoe to you قُمstand وَراءُbehind وَراءُbehind
ناداهُ وَيحَك قُم وَراءُ وَراءُ
Whenever he wants his boy in front of him,
When his love he openly shows, censure him not, but say
He calls to him: “Woe to you! Stand behind—behind!”
Sweet youth, arise, come to me here, come hither, closer, do.
Sol 6.1