هيَit is دارُthe abode of العيشliving العزيزnoble; cherished بماbecause of what ضَمْit embraced (continued next line)
هيَ دارُ العيش العزيز بما ضَمْ
مَتْ(completes “it embraced”) قَضيباa bough لَدْناsupple وظبياand a gazelle غَريراguileless
مَتْ قَضيبا لَدْنا وظبيا غَريرا
It is the abode of noble living, for it embraces
It is the abode of precious life with what it contained
A supple bough and a guileless gazelle.
Once a tender sapling and a frisky gazelle
ماnot تخليتُI withdrew (apparently intended: “I imagined”) أنهاthat it was جنةthe Garden of الخُلْEternity (continued next line)
ما تخليتُ أنها جنة الخُلْ
د(completes “Eternity”) إلىuntil أنْthat رأيتُI saw فيهاwithin it الحُوراthe houris
د إلى أنْ رأيتُ فيها الحُورا
I had not imagined it was the Garden of Eternity
I never imagined it was the garden of eternity
Until I saw the houris within it.
Until I saw the maidens therein
ياO لُواةَyou who defer payment of الديونthe debts هلquestion marker فيin قَضاءِthe decree of الthe
يا لُواةَ الديون هل في قَضاءِ ال
حُسْنِbeauty أنthat يَمْطُلshould delay paying الغنيُّthe rich man الفقيراthe poor man
حُسْنِ أن يَمْطُل الغنيُّ الفقيرا
O you who defer debts, is it decreed by
O surrogate of debts, is it just
Beauty that the rich should keep the poor waiting?
That an affluent man should trouble a poor man?
احفظواkeep safe فيin الإسارcaptivity قلباa heart تَمنَّىthat longed
احفظوا في الإسار قلبا تَمنَّى
شغفاout of passion أنto يموتdie فيكمamong you أسيراa captive
شغفا أن يموت فيكم أسيرا
Keep safe in captivity a heart that longed
Keep in captivity a heart that wished
Out of passion to die a captive among you,
Passionately to die a captive amongst you
وقتيلاand a slain victim لكمُof yours ولاand not يشتكيكمcomplaining of you
وقتيلا لكمُ ولا يشتكيكم
هلquestion marker رأيتمyou have seen قبليbefore me قتيلاa slain victim شكوراgrateful
هل رأيتم قبلي قتيلا شكورا
And your slain victim, yet never complaining of you.
And a martyr for your sake, never to blame you
Have you ever seen, before me, a grateful victim?
Have you ever seen before me a grateful martyr?
Sol 6.1