أغيدُa graceful youth مثلَlike الشمسِthe sun لمَّاwhen بداhe appeared
أغيدُ مثلَ الشمسِ لمَّا بدا
تاهَhe vaunted himself علىover الناسِthe people بنحرٍwith a chest وَجيدand a neck
تاهَ على الناسِ بنحرٍ وَجيد
A graceful youth, like the sun when he appeared,
Lorded it over all with his chest and neck.
لاعبتهُI played with him الشطرنجَchess فيin خَلوةٍseclusion
لاعبتهُ الشطرنجَ في خَلوةٍ
حُكمَthe authority مُطاعٍof one obeyed فيin الذيwhat قدmight يُريدhe desires
حُكمَ مُطاعٍ في الذي قد يُريد
I played chess with him in seclusion,
With the right to command and be obeyed in whatever one might wish.
صفّفتI arrayed خَيليmy cavalry بإزاopposite خيلهِhis cavalry
صفّفت خَيلي بإزا خيلهِ
ثُمَّthen التقَتmet منfrom بعدafter ذاكَthat الجُنودthe armies
ثُمَّ التقَت من بعد ذاكَ الجُنود
I arrayed my cavalry opposite his cavalry;
Then, after that, the armies met.
فأطردَتso were driven off خيلُthe cavalry حبيبيof my beloved وقدand already
فأطردَت خيلُ حبيبي وقد
أقلَّهاcarried them الرَّكضُgalloping وَخَفقand the fluttering البُنودof the banners
أقلَّها الرَّكضُ وَخَفق البُنود
So my beloved's cavalry were driven off, while
Galloping and the flutter of banners carried them away.
فقالthen he said ماwhat حُكمُكَyour decree ياO سيديmy lord
فقال ما حُكمُكَ يا سيدي
فإننيfor indeed I منfrom بعدِafter هاit لاnot أعُودI return
فإنني من بعدِ ها لا أعُود
Then he said, "What is your decree, my lord?
For after this I shall not play again."
فقلتُso I said حُكميmy decree أنthat أنالI attain المنىdesires
فقلتُ حُكمي أن أنال المنى
منfrom ذلكthat الردفthe buttocks وذاكand that البرودthe cool mouth
من ذلك الردف وذاك البرود
I said, "My decree is to attain my desires
From those buttocks and that cool mouth."
فحلَّso he unfastened عنout of طوعٍwillingness سراويلَهُhis trousers
فحلَّ عن طوعٍ سراويلَهُ
ولمand not يكنhad he been قطُّever بهذاwith this يجودgiving freely
ولم يكن قطُّ بهذا يجود
So he willingly unfastened his trousers,
And he had never given this freely before.
فنلتُso I obtained منهُfrom him فوقَbeyond ماwhat اشتهيI desire
فنلتُ منهُ فوقَ ما اشتهي
وفوقَand beyond ماwhat يرُغِمُrubs in the dust أنفَthe nose الحسودof the envious one
وفوقَ ما يرُغِمُ أنفَ الحسود
So I gained from him more than I desired,
And more than enough to rub the envier's nose in the dust.
Sol 6.1