لَيتَwould that شِعريmy knowledge عَنabout أَملَحِthe most charming of النَّاسِpeople دَلاin coy grace
لَيتَ شِعري عَن أَملَحِ النَّاسِ دَلا
أَمُقيمٌdoes he remain لَناto us عَلىupon العَهدِthe pledge أَمor لاnot
أَمُقيمٌ لَنا عَلى العَهدِ أَم لا
Would that I knew of the most charming of people in coy grace:
does he remain true to his pledge to us, or not?
زَعَمواthey claimed أَنthat مَنwhoever تَشاغَلَbusied himself بِاللَّذاwith pleasures (word continues)
زَعَموا أَن مَن تَشاغَلَ بِاللَّذا
تِ(completes 'pleasures') عَمَّنaway from the one whom يُحِبُّهُhe loves him يَتَسَلَّىfinds solace
تِ عَمَّن يُحِبُّهُ يَتَسَلَّى
They claimed that whoever distracts himself with pleasures
from the one he loves will find solace.
كَذَبواthey lied وَالَّذيby Him who تُساقُare driven لَهُfor Him البُدنُthe sacrificial camels
كَذَبوا وَالَّذي تُساقُ لَهُ البُدنُ
وَمَنand whoever لاذَsought refuge بِالطَّوافِin circumambulation وَصَلَّىand prayed
وَمَن لاذَ بِالطَّوافِ وَصَلَّى
They lied—by Him for whom the sacrificial camels are driven,
and by whoever sought refuge in circumambulation and prayed!
لرسيسُindeed, the lingering trace of الهَوَىlove أَحَرُّhotter مِنthan الجَمthe embers (word continues)
لرسيسُ الهَوَى أَحَرُّ مِن الجَم
رِ(completes 'embers') عَلىupon قَلبِthe heart of عاشِقa lover يَتَقَلَّىhe burns in torment
رِ عَلى قَلبِ عاشِق يَتَقَلَّى
Indeed, love's lingering trace is hotter than embers
upon the heart of a lover burning in torment.
Sol 6.1