هويتُI fell in love with أعرابيةًa Bedouin woman ريقُهاher saliva
هويتُ أعرابيةً ريقُها
عذْبٌsweet وليand I have فيهاconcerning her عذابٌtorment مذابْmolten
عذْبٌ ولي فيها عذابٌ مذابْ
I fell in love with a Bedouin woman whose saliva
Her saliva is sweet though she torments me,
is sweet, yet for her I suffer molten torment.
My head with her has grayed, my eyes lack sleep,
رأسيmy head بهاbecause of her شيبانُShayban (evoking gray hair) والطرفُand the eye مِنْfrom
رأسي بها شيبانُ والطرفُ مِنْ
نبهانَNabhan (evoking wakefulness) والعذَّالُand the reproachers فيهاconcerning her كلابْKilab (dogs)
نبهانَ والعذَّالُ فيها كلابْ
Because of her, my head is Shayban (gray-haired), and my eye belongs to
Yet her hound dogs me whatever I do,
Nabhan (wakeful), while my reproachers over her are Kilab (dogs).
To her love I’m in thrall though she makes me weep.
Sol 6.1