كَلِفتُI became enamored بِشَمسٍof a sun لاnot تَرىsees الشَمسُthe sun وَجهَهاher face
كَلِفتُ بِشَمسٍ لا تَرى الشَمسُ وَجهَها
أُراقِبُI watch warily فيهاon her account أَلفَa thousand عَينٍan eye وَحاجِبِand a gatekeeper
أُراقِبُ فيها أَلفَ عَينٍ وَحاجِبِ
I am enamored of a sun whose face the sun never sees.
I am tasked with a sun unseen by the sun itself
On her account, I am wary of a thousand eyes and gatekeepers.
I watch it with a thousand eyes and an eyebrow
مُمَنَّعَةٍwell guarded بِالخَيلِby horses وَالقَومِand men وَالقَناand spears
مُمَنَّعَةٍ بِالخَيلِ وَالقَومِ وَالقَنا
وَتَضعُفُand are too weak كُتبيmy letters عَنagainst زِحامِthe press الكَتائِبِthe battalions
وَتَضعُفُ كُتبي عَن زِحامِ الكَتائِبِ
She is well guarded by horses, men, and spears,
Protected by horses, people and spears
And my letters are powerless against the press of battalions.
My writings fade against the crush of battalions
وَلَوand even if حَمَلَتcarried عَنّيon my behalf الرِياحُthe winds تَحِيَّةًa greeting
وَلَو حَمَلَت عَنّي الرِياحُ تَحِيَّةً
لَماwould not نَفَذَتpass through بَينَbetween القَناthe spears وَالقَواضِبِand the keen swords
لَما نَفَذَت بَينَ القَنا وَالقَواضِبِ
And even if the winds carried a greeting from me,
Were the winds to carry my regards to her
It would not pass between the spears and keen swords.
They would not break through between the spears and ships
فَماso no لِيَfor me مِنهاfrom her رَحمَةٌmercy غَيرَexcept أَنَّنيthat I
فَما لِيَ مِنها رَحمَةٌ غَيرَ أَنَّني
أُعَلِّلُI console نَفسيmyself بِالأَمانيwith hopes الكَواذِبِfalse
أُعَلِّلُ نَفسي بِالأَماني الكَواذِبِ
So I receive no mercy from her, save that I
I have from her no mercy but that I
Console myself with false hopes.
Comfort myself with false hopes
أَغارُI feel jealous عَلىover حَرفٍa letter يَكونُis مِنِof اِسمِهاher name
أَغارُ عَلى حَرفٍ يَكونُ مِنِ اِسمِها
إِذاwhenever ماemphatic particle رَأَتهُsees it العَينُthe eye فيin خَطِّhandwriting كاتِبِa scribe
إِذا ما رَأَتهُ العَينُ في خَطِّ كاتِبِ
I grow jealous over a letter that is part of her name,
I envy a letter that is part of her name
Whenever the eye sees it in a scribe's handwriting.
Seen by the eye in a scribe's script
Sol 6.1