وَمِنand among عَجَبِthe wonder of الأَيّامِthe days أَنَّthat شَفاعَتيmy intercession
وَمِن عَجَبِ الأَيّامِ أَنَّ شَفاعَتي
تُرَجّىis hoped for لِمَنfor one who فيin وَجهِهِhis face أَلفُa thousand شافِعِintercessor
تُرَجّى لِمَن في وَجهِهِ أَلفُ شافِعِ
And among the marvels of the days is that my intercession
Among the wonders of days is that my intercession
is sought for one whose face holds a thousand intercessors—
Is hoped for by one with a thousand intercessors before him.
لِأَبلَجَfor a radiant-faced one عَسّالِgracefully swaying التَثَنّيthe bending مُهَذَّبِrefined الـthe
لِأَبلَجَ عَسّالِ التَثَنّي مُهَذَّبِ الـ
ـخَلائِقِcharacter traits مَعسولِhoney-sweet الثَناياthe front teeth مُطاوِعِobliging
ـخَلائِقِ مَعسولِ الثَنايا مُطاوِعِ
for a radiant-faced one, supple in his swaying, refined in
For the eloquent youth with the refined manners,
character, honey-sweet of front teeth, obliging.
Of amiable character and pliant disposition,
يَرومُhe seeks شَفيعاًan intercessor مِنfrom سِواهُsomeone other than himself جَهالَةًout of ignorance
يَرومُ شَفيعاً مِن سِواهُ جَهالَةً
وَلاand no شافِعٌintercessor مِثلَlike الحَبيبِthe beloved المُضاجِعِthe bedfellow
وَلا شافِعٌ مِثلَ الحَبيبِ المُضاجِعِ
In ignorance he seeks an intercessor other than himself,
Seeks an intercessor other than me in ignorance,
yet no intercessor is like the beloved who shares one's bed.
Yet there is no intercessor like the beloved companion.
Sol 6.1