أَهْوَىI love رشاًa young gazelle هَواهُlove for him للقَلْبِfor the heart غِذَاnourishment
أَهْوَى رشاً هَواهُ للقَلْبِ غِذَا
ماhow أَحْسَنَlovely فِعْلُهُhis deed وand لوeven if كانَit was أذىharm
ما أَحْسَنَ فِعْلُهُ و لو كانَ أذى
I love a young gazelle; love for him is nourishment for the heart.
I love a rainstorm's patter though it harms my heart,
How lovely his deed, even if it brings harm!
How excellent its deed though it hurts!
لمdid not أنسَI forget وقدand indeed قُلْتُI said لُهto him الوَصْلُunion مَتىwhen
لم أنسَ وقد قُلْتُ لُه الوَصْلُ مَتى
مَولايَmy lord إذاwhen مُتُّI have died أسىof sorrow قالَhe said إذاthen
مَولايَ إذا مُتُّ أسى قالَ إذا
I have not forgotten saying to him, 'When will we be united,
I asked, 'When will we meet?' He said, 'When you forget.'
my lord—when I have died of sorrow?' He said, 'Then.'
My master, I die of sorrow; he said, 'Die then.'
Sol 6.1