غَطّىhe covered الخَديدُthe little cheek بِيَميناهُwith his right hand فَقُلتُso I said لَهُto him
غَطّى الخَديدُ بِيَميناهُ فَقُلتُ لَهُ
رُحماكَyour mercy! لاdo not تَلقَنيcast me فيinto مُنتَهىthe utmost النَكَدِmisery
رُحماكَ لا تَلقَني في مُنتَهى النَكَدِ
He covered his little cheek with his right hand, so I said to him:
“Have mercy! Do not cast me into utter misery.
وَبِالَّذيand by Him who زانَadorned وَردُthe rose الحُسنِof beauty مِنكَof yours بَهاًwith splendor
وَبِالَّذي زانَ وَردُ الحُسنِ مِنكَ بَهاً
لاdo not تَحجِبِhide الوَردَthe rose عَنّيfrom me قَدindeed وَهىhas weakened جِلديmy endurance
لا تَحجِبِ الوَردَ عَنّي قَد وَهى جِلدي
And by Him who adorned the rose of your beauty with splendor,
Do not hide the rose from me; my endurance has grown weak.”
فَقالَso he said لاno بَلrather رَأَيتُI saw الخالَthe beauty mark رامَsought أَسىgrief
فَقالَ لا بَل رَأَيتُ الخالَ رامَ أَسى
لَمّاwhen رَآكَit saw you لَهُat it تَرنوyou gaze بِلاwithout رُشدِdiscretion
لَمّا رَآكَ لَهُ تَرنو بِلا رُشدِ
He said, “No, rather, I saw the beauty mark intent on causing grief
When it saw you gazing at it without discretion.
وَقامَand it began يُرسِلُsending مِنfrom وَجناتِهِits cheeks لَهَباa flame
وَقامَ يُرسِلُ مِن وَجناتِهِ لَهَبا
عَلىupon فُؤادِكَyour heart فَاِستَرجَعَتهُso I drew it back بِيَديwith my hand
عَلى فُؤادِكَ فَاِستَرجَعَتهُ بِيَدي
And it began to send a flame from its cheeks
Upon your heart, so I drew it back with my hand.”
Sol 6.1