قالَsaid العَذولُthe reprover قَدindeed اِعتَدَيتَyou transgressed بِنَظرَةٍwith a glance
قالَ العَذولُ قَد اِعتَدَيتَ بِنَظرَةٍ
قَدindeed خَمَشَتit scratched وَردَroses الخُدودِthe cheeks الناديdewy
قَد خَمَشَت وَردَ الخُدودِ النادي
The reprover said, “You have transgressed with a glance
That scratched the dewy roses of the cheeks.”
قُلتُI said اِكتَشِفexamine قَلبيmy heart وَوَقعَand the impact سِهامِهِits arrows
قُلتُ اِكتَشِف قَلبي وَوَقعَ سِهامِهِ
وَاِعذُرand pardon me فَإِنَّfor indeed اللَحظَthe glance كانَwas الباديthe initiator
وَاِعذُر فَإِنَّ اللَحظَ كانَ البادي
I said, “Examine my heart and the impact of its arrows,
And pardon me, for the glance was the first to strike.”
Sol 6.1