ياO مُقلَةًan eye أُدنِفَتwas made ill كَماas دَنِفتُI fell ill
يا مُقلَةً أُدنِفَت كَما دَنِفتُ
مَرَّتshe passed بِناby us سَنحَةًfleetingly وَماand not وَقَفتُI stopped
مَرَّت بِنا سَنحَةً وَما وَقَفتُ
O eye, stricken as I was stricken!
O one who moves as I moved
She passed us fleetingly, and I did not stop.
An instant passed us by and I did not stop
وَجَفنُهاand her eyelid ساحِرٌa sorcerer ليَّقتِلَنيto kill me
وَجَفنُها ساحِرٌ ليَّقتِلَني
فَتُبتُso I repented مِنof تَوبَتيmy repentance الَّتيwhich سَلَفتُhad gone before
فَتُبتُ مِن تَوبَتي الَّتي سَلَفتُ
And her eyelid is a sorcerer bent on killing me.
And her eyelids are sorcerers that would kill me
So I repented of my former repentance.
So I repented from my previous repentance
رَثىhe pitied لِعَينٍan eye يَقوىgrows stronger بِلَحظَتِهاthrough its glance
رَثى لِعَينٍ يَقوى بِلَحظَتِها
كَيدٌa stratagem لِإِبليسَof Iblis كُلَّماwhenever ضَعُفتُI grew weak
كَيدٌ لِإِبليسَ كُلَّما ضَعُفتُ
He pitied an eye whose glance strengthens
Woe to an eye whose glance gains strength
A stratagem of Iblis whenever I grow weak.
A scheming for the devil whenever I weaken
Sol 6.1