صَدَّتshe turned away وَماand not كانَwas لَهاfor her الصُدودُaversion
صَدَّت وَما كانَ لَها الصُدودُ
وَاِزوَرَّand turned aside عَنّيfrom me طَرفُهاher gaze وَالجيدُand the neck
وَاِزوَرَّ عَنّي طَرفُها وَالجيدُ
She turned away, though disdain was not her wont.
And her gaze and neck turned aside from me.
يَقولُhe says لَمّاwhen أَخلَقَgrew threadbare الجَديدُwhat was new
يَقولُ لَمّا أَخلَقَ الجَديدُ
إِذاbehold البَجالُthe venerable old man ذَلِكَthat الوَليدُthe young boy
إِذا البَجالُ ذَلِكَ الوَليدُ
He says, when what was new has worn out:
Behold, that young boy is now a venerable old man!
ياoh أَينَwhere ذاكَthat الخَضِلُthe dewy one الأُملودُthe supple youth
يا أَينَ ذاكَ الخَضِلُ الأُملودُ
رَيّانَwell-watered مِنfrom ماءِthe water of الصِباyouth يَميدُhe sways
رَيّانَ مِن ماءِ الصِبا يَميدُ
Ah, where is that dewy, supple youth,
Lush with the water of youth, swaying,
تُصحِبُهُaccompany him with اللَحظَthe glances العَذارىthe maidens الغيدُthe graceful ones
تُصحِبُهُ اللَحظَ العَذارى الغيدُ
غَداhas become الغَزالُthe gazelle اليَومَtoday وَهوَand he is سيدُa wolf
غَدا الغَزالُ اليَومَ وَهوَ سيدُ
Whom graceful maidens follow with their glances?
Today the gazelle has become a wolf.
قُلتُI said نَعَمyes ذاكَthat الَّذيwhich أُريدُI desire
قُلتُ نَعَم ذاكَ الَّذي أُريدُ
مَضىhas gone حَبيبٌa beloved قَلَّماseldom يَعودُhe returns
مَضى حَبيبٌ قَلَّما يَعودُ
I said: Yes, that is what I desire.
A beloved has gone, seldom to return.
لَشُدَّhow intensely ماthat أَوجَعَنيhe pained me الفَقيدُthe lost one
لَشُدَّ ما أَوجَعَني الفَقيدُ
أَيّامُناour days بَعدَafter البَياضِwhiteness سودُblack
أَيّامُنا بَعدَ البَياضِ سودُ
How sorely the lost one has pained me!
After whiteness, our days are black.
Sol 6.1