أَفْدِيI would ransom الَّذيthe one who شَفَّwore away قَلْبِيmy heart
أَفْدِي الَّذي شَفَّ قَلْبِي
بِغُنْجِهِwith his coquetry وَالتِّيهِand haughtiness
بِغُنْجِهِ وَالتِّيهِ
I would ransom the one who has worn away my heart
I sacrifice myself for the one who healed my heart
with his coquetry and haughtiness.
With his singing and wandering
حَازَattained الكَمالَperfection فَأَضْحىand so became
حَازَ الكَمالَ فَأَضْحى
بَدْرُthe full moon الدُّجىof the darkness يَحْكِيهِresembles him
بَدْرُ الدُّجى يَحْكِيهِ
He attained perfection, and now
He attained perfection thus becoming
the full moon in the darkness resembles him.
The full moon illuminating the darkness
يُبْدِيreveals غَرائِبَmarvels حُسْنٍof beauty
يُبْدِي غَرائِبَ حُسْنٍ
جَلَّتْwere too sublime عَنِfor التَّشْبِيهِcomparison
جَلَّتْ عَنِ التَّشْبِيهِ
He reveals marvels of beauty
Revealing the wonders of beauty
too sublime for comparison.
Beyond any comparison
يَحْتَجُّargues لِيon my behalf كُلَّevery يَوْمٍday
يَحْتَجُّ لِي كُلَّ يَوْمٍ
عَلَىagainst العَواذِلِthe reproachers فِيهِconcerning him
عَلَى العَواذِلِ فِيهِ
He pleads my case every day
Every day he argues for me
against those who reproach me for loving him.
Against those who blame him
Sol 6.1