كابرتI stubbornly disputed with عدلreproachers (reading عُذَّل for عدل) صبوتيmy youthful passion
كابرت عدل صبوتي
فيconcerning الدمعthe tears حينwhen تحدراit streamed down
في الدمع حين تحدرا
I defied the reproachers of my youthful passion,
concerning the tears, when they streamed down.
قالواthey said بكيتyou wept صبابةout of longing
قالوا بكيت صبابة
فأجبتso I answered هذاthis ماwhat جرىhappened; flowed
فأجبت هذا ما جرى
They said, “You wept from longing.”
So I answered, “That is what happened.”
Sol 6.1