بِنَفْسِيَwith my life as ransom مَنْthe one who أَوْمَأَتْhinted مُقْلَتَاهاher two eyes
بِنَفْسِيَ مَنْ أَوْمَأَتْ مُقْلَتَاها
بِمَاat what لِيfor me مِنَof الحُبthe love فِيin نَفْسِهاher soul
بِمَا لِي مِنَ الحُب فِي نَفْسِها
My life for her whose two eyes have hinted
With my soul, she inclined her eyelids
at the love she holds for me within her soul.
With the love I have for her in my soul
يُعينُhelps عَلىwith وَصْلِهاunion with her أَنَّنِيthat I
يُعينُ عَلى وَصْلِها أَنَّنِي
أعِنُّI appear لَهاto her فِيamong حِلَىadornments نَفْسِهاher own person
أعِنُّ لَها فِي حِلَى نَفْسِها
What helps me attain union with her is that I
It helps me reach her, that I
appear to her among her own adornments.
Help adorn her soul’s beauty
فَإِنْand if مِلْتُI leaned لَثْماًto kiss إِلَىtoward كَفِّهاher palm
فَإِنْ مِلْتُ لَثْماً إِلَى كَفِّها
جَزَتْنِيَshe rewarded me حَمْلاًcarrying عَلَىupon رَأْسِهاher head
جَزَتْنِيَ حَمْلاً عَلَى رَأْسِها
And if I bend toward her palm to kiss it,
If I sought to kiss her palm
she rewards me by carrying me upon her head.
She’d reward me by carrying me on her head
Sol 6.1