ذاتُshe who has لَفظٍspeech تَجنيyou pluck بِسَمعِكَwith your hearing منهfrom it
ذاتُ لَفظٍ تَجني بِسَمعِكَ منه
زَهَراًflowers فيin الرياضِthe gardens نَدّاهُmoistened it طَلُّdew
زَهَراً في الرياضِ نَدّاهُ طَلُّ
From her speech, with your hearing, you pluck
flowers in gardens, moistened by dew.
لاnot يُمَلّis found tiresome الحديثُthe talk منهاfrom her مُعَاداًrepeated
لا يُمَلّ الحديثُ منها مُعَاداً
كانتشاقِlike inhaling الهواءthe air ليسis not يُمَلُّfound tiresome
كانتشاقِ الهواء ليس يُمَلُّ
One never tires of her talk, even when repeated,
just as one never tires of breathing air.
يَنطَويcloses جَفْنُهاher eyelid عَلىover سَيفِa sword لَحظٍa glance
يَنطَوي جَفْنُها عَلى سَيفِ لَحظٍ
تُغْمَدُare sheathed المُرهَفاتُthe keen blades حِينَwhen يُسَلُّit is drawn
تُغْمَدُ المُرهَفاتُ حِينَ يُسَلُّ
Her eyelid closes over the sword of her glance;
keen blades are sheathed when it is drawn.
كُلُّevery عَتْبٍreproach سَمِعتَyou heard مِنهاfrom her وَمِنِّيand from me
كُلُّ عَتْبٍ سَمِعتَ مِنها وَمِنِّي
فهوso it is منهاfrom her دَلٌّcoquetry ومنّيَand from me ذُلabasement
فهو منها دَلٌّ ومنّيَ ذُل
Every reproach you have heard from her and me
is coquetry from her, and abasement from me.
Sol 6.1