قالواthey said صَحَاgrew sober قَلبُheart المُحبِّof the lover وماbut did not صَحَاgrow sober
قالوا صَحَا قَلبُ المُحبِّ وما صَحَا
ومحاand erased العِذارُthe cheek-down سَنَاradiance الحبيبِof the beloved وماbut did not محاerase
ومحا العِذارُ سَنَا الحبيبِ وما محا
They said the lover’s heart had sobered—but it had not.
They said my love was cured, but it was not
And the cheek-down had erased the beloved’s radiance—but it had not.
Though years erased my beloved's blame, they did not
ماnot ضَرَّهُharmed him شَعرُhair العِذَارِof the beardline وإنَّمَاbut rather
ما ضَرَّهُ شَعرُ العِذَارِ وإنَّمَا
وافيcame يسلسلُchains حسنَهhis beauty أنlest يبرحَاit depart
وافي يسلسلُ حسنَه أن يبرحَا
The hair along his cheeks did him no harm; rather,
Reproaches could not harm me, rather
it came to chain his beauty, lest it depart.
His beauty's chain compelled me not to part
Sol 6.1