علقتهاI fell in love with her منfrom ربربa herd of gazelles القفرthe wilderness
علقتها من ربرب القفر
لكنهاbut she عربيةArab النجرlineage
لكنها عربية النجر
I fell for her, a gazelle from the wilderness herd,
I fell in love with her, one of the wilderness gazelles,
Yet Arab in her lineage.
yet she is of Arab lineage.
لاdo not تلتمحهاglance at her ربماperhaps سلبتshe stole
لا تلتمحها ربما سلبت
منكfrom you الفؤادthe heart وأنتand you لاnot تدريknow
منك الفؤاد وأنت لا تدري
Do not glance at her—she may well steal
Do not glance at her—she may steal
Your heart while you remain unaware.
your heart from you, while you remain unaware.
واذهبand go لشأنكabout your business انindeed مقلتهاher eye
واذهب لشأنك ان مقلتها
سبقتsurpassed ببابلin Babylon قهوةwine السحرof sorcery
سبقت ببابل قهوة السحر
Go on your way—for indeed her eye
And go about your business, for her eye
Has outdone in Babel the wine of sorcery.
surpassed the wine of sorcery in Babylon.
سلask بالعيونabout eyes فتىa youth أصيبwas stricken بهاby them
سل بالعيون فتى أصيب بها
مثليlike me لتعلمso you may know صحةtruth الأمرof the matter
مثلي لتعلم صحة الأمر
Ask about those eyes a youth afflicted by them,
Concerning eyes, ask a youth stricken by them,
One like me, and learn the truth of the matter.
like me, to learn the truth of the matter.
هزّbrandish السيوفthe swords منfrom الردىdeath طبعتwere forged
هزّ السيوف من الردى طبعت
تبرىwear away القلوبthe hearts وقلّand seldom ماever (emphatic) تبرىheal
تبرى القلوب وقلّ ما تبرى
Brandish the swords—of death were they forged:
Brandish the swords, forged of death;
They carve away hearts, and seldom cure.
they wear hearts away, and seldom do hearts heal.
Sol 6.1