تائِهٌhaughty ماhow أَصلَفَهinsolent he is
تائِهٌ ما أَصلَفَه
وَيحَalas for صَبٍّa lovesick lover أَلِفَهgrew fond of him
وَيحَ صَبٍّ أَلِفَه
A haughty one—how insolent he is!
Wandering, how twisted its path
Alas for a lovesick man who grew fond of him!
Alas for a youth it corrupted
كادَhe nearly أَنto يُتلِفَهُdestroy him
كادَ أَن يُتلِفَهُ
لَيتَهُif only he لَوif أَتلَفَهhad destroyed him
لَيتَهُ لَو أَتلَفَه
He almost destroyed him.
It almost destroyed him
If only he had destroyed him!
If only it had destroyed him
أَيُّwhat a رَوضٍgarden زاهِرٍflowering
أَيُّ رَوضٍ زاهِرٍ
لَمdid not أَصِلI reach أَنto أَقطُفَهI pluck it
لَم أَصِل أَن أَقطُفَه
What a flowering garden—
Which blooming garden
I could not reach it to pluck it!
Did I not reach to pluck it
وَقَضيبٍand a bough ناعِمٍtender
وَقَضيبٍ ناعِمٍ
لَمdid not أُطِقI have the ability أَنto أَعطِفَهI bend it
لَم أُطِق أَن أَعطِفَه
And a tender bough—
And which delicate branch
I could not bend it!
Could I not bend it
أَخلَفَhe broke الوَعدَthe promise وَماand not
أَخلَفَ الوَعدَ وَما
خِلتُهُI supposed him أَنto يُخلِفَهbreak it
خِلتُهُ أَن يُخلِفَه
He broke the promise, and I never
He broke his promise and I did not
Thought he would break it.
Reproach him for breaking it
بَينَناbetween us مَعرِفَةٌan acquaintance
بَينَنا مَعرِفَةٌ
ياoh لَهاfor it (exclamatory) مِنof (exclamatory) مَعرِفَهan acquaintance
يا لَها مِن مَعرِفَه
There is an acquaintance between us—
Between us an intimacy
Oh, what an acquaintance!
What an intimacy it was
أَشبَهَhe resembled البَدرَthe full moon وَحاand mirrored… (word continues)
أَشبَهَ البَدرَ وَحا
كاهُ…it (word completion) إِلّاexcept for كَلَفَهits dark spots
كاهُ إِلّا كَلَفَه
He resembled the full moon and mirrored
He resembled the full moon but
It, except for its dark spots.
His refinement fell short
يَستَعيرُborrows الغُصنُthe bough إِنif
يَستَعيرُ الغُصنُ إِن
ماسَsways gracefully مِنهُfrom him هَيَفَهits slenderness
ماسَ مِنهُ هَيَفَه
The bough borrows, when
The branch borrows if
It sways, its slenderness from him.
Its foliage touches him
فَوقَupon خَدَّيهِhis two cheeks لَناfor us
فَوقَ خَدَّيهِ لَنا
وَردَةٌa rose فَوقَbeyond الصِفَهdescription
وَردَةٌ فَوقَ الصِفَه
Upon his cheeks, for us,
Above his cheeks for us
A rose beyond description.
A rose above the curtain
قَوِيَتgrew strong بَهجَتُهاits splendor
قَوِيَت بَهجَتُها
وَتُسَمّىand it is called مُضعَفَهdouble-petaled (pun on 'weakened')
وَتُسَمّى مُضعَفَه
Its splendor has grown strong,
Its splendor intensified
Yet it is called 'double-petaled' ('weakened').
And it is called doubled
فاتِرُlanguid الأَلحاظِthe glances وَهand… (word continues)
فاتِرُ الأَلحاظِ وَه
يَ…they (word completion) سُيوفٌswords مُرهَفَهfinely sharpened
يَ سُيوفٌ مُرهَفَه
His glances are languid, yet
Languid of glances and it is
They are finely sharpened swords.
Swords unsheathed
أَناI مِنهاbecause of them مُدنَفٌstricken with lovesickness
أَنا مِنها مُدنَفٌ
وَهيَand they مِنّيbecause of me مُدنَفَهstricken with lovesickness
وَهيَ مِنّي مُدنَفَه
I am lovesick because of them,
I am displeased with it
And they are lovesick because of me.
And it is displeased with me
Sol 6.1