قالواthey said لَهاto her ماذاwhat فَعَلتِyou have done
قالوا لَها ماذا فَعَلتِ
بِجِفنِto the eyelid of ذَيّاكَthat الأَسَدthe lion
بِجِفنِ ذَيّاكَ الأَسَد
They said to her, “What have you done
They asked her, "What have you done
to that lion’s eyelid,
To the eyelids of your lion?
فَنَراهُso we see him يَنثُرُscatters دَمعَهhis tears
فَنَراهُ يَنثُرُ دَمعَه
فيin كُلِّevery يَومٍday كَالبَرَدlike hail
في كُلِّ يَومٍ كَالبَرَد
that we see him scattering his tears
We see him shedding his tears
every day like hail?”
Every day like hail.
قالَتshe said وَقَدand having بَسَمتshe smiled لَهُمat them
قالَت وَقَد بَسَمت لَهُم
وَقعَfell المُتَيَّمُthe lovestruck one فيinto فَنَدfolly
وَقعَ المُتَيَّمُ في فَنَد
She said, having smiled at them,
She smiled at them and said,
“The lovestruck man has fallen into folly.
"The lover has fallen into passion.
أَنزَلتُهُI lowered him فيinto وَهدَةٍa hollow
أَنزَلتُهُ في وَهدَةٍ
مِنهاfrom it هَواهُhis passion ماnot صَعَدrose
مِنها هَواهُ ما صَعَد
I lowered him into a hollow
I brought him down into a valley,
from which his passion has not risen.”
From which his passion could not ascend."
قالواthey said لَهاto her أَوَماand is it not حَرامٌwrong
قالوا لَها أَوَما حَرامٌ
أَنthat يُلازِمَهُcling to him النَكَدmisery
أَن يُلازِمَهُ النَكَد
They said to her, “And is it not wrong
They said to her, "Is it not wrong
that misery should cling to him?
That sorrow should cling to him?"
عَبثَtoyed الغَرامُpassion بِهِwith him وَلَمand did not
عَبثَ الغَرامُ بِهِ وَلَم
يُبقِleave السقامُsickness لهُfor him جَسَدa body
يُبقِ السقامُ لهُ جَسَد
Passion has toyed with him, nor
Passion has toyed with him and left
has sickness left him a body.”
No health to his body.
قالَتshe said دَعوهُleave him وَشَأنهand his affairs
قالَت دَعوهُ وَشَأنه
مَنhe who خالَthought أَنَّthat الحُبَّlove دَدplay
مَن خالَ أَنَّ الحُبَّ دَد
She said, “Leave him to his own affairs—
She said, "Leave him be.
he who thought that love was play.
Whoever thinks love is medicine
عَهديmy recollection بهِof him رَجُلاًa man إِذاbehold
عَهدي بهِ رَجُلاً إِذا
هوَhe فيin مَصائِبِهِhis misfortunes وَلَدa child
هوَ في مَصائِبِهِ وَلَد
I knew him as a man, but behold:
Has not known me to be a man who,
he is a child amid his misfortunes.”
When in calamities, is born."
قالواthey said لَهاto her أَضنَيتِهِyou have worn him down
قالوا لَها أَضنَيتِهِ
فَهواكِfor love of you منfrom دَمِعtears اِستَمَدdrew sustenance
فَهواكِ من دَمِع اِستَمَد
They said to her, “You have worn him down;
They said to her, "You have wasted him away.
for love of you has drawn sustenance from tears.
Your love drew its tears from his blood.
دَمُهُhis blood لَدَيكِwith you وَقَدand already بَداappeared
دَمُهُ لَدَيكِ وَقَد بَدا
أَثَرٌa trace لَهُof it فيon كُلِّevery خَدcheek
أَثَرٌ لَهُ في كُلِّ خَد
His blood is in your hands, and now appears
His blood is spilled for you, and a trace shows
a trace of it on every cheek.”
On each cheek."
فَتَمَلمَلَتthen she grew restless لَيلىLayla وَقَدand having
فَتَمَلمَلَت لَيلى وَقَد
فَقَدَتshe lost منfrom الغَيظِrage الرشدsound judgment
فَقَدَت من الغَيظِ الرشد
Then Layla grew restless, having
Leyla fidgeted angrily, having lost
lost her good sense from rage.
Her reason out of rage.
حَسناًvery well أَجابَتshe answered فَاِرجَعواso desist
حَسناً أَجابَت فَاِرجَعوا
عنfrom مِحنَتيmy torment ماnot ليfor me جَلَدendurance
عن مِحنَتي ما لي جَلَد
“Very well,” she answered, “then desist
"Enough," she answered. "Go back
from tormenting me; I have no endurance.”
From my torment, I have no patience."
Sol 6.1