مَنwho بغزالwith a gazelle كلماwhenever قلتI said خطرhe strutted
مَن بغزال كلما قلت خطر
حُمِّلتُI was made to bear خطرdanger
حُمِّلتُ خطر
Who can help me with a gazelle? Whenever I say, “He strutted,”
When I speak of a gazelle he appears
I am made to bear danger.
I am charged with danger
يهتزhe sways كغضنlike a branch بانةa bān tree ماسhe strutted سحرbefore dawn
يهتز كغضن بانة ماس سحر
للناسupon people سحرa spell
للناس سحر
He sways like a bān-tree bough, strutting before dawn—
He trembles like a tender branch, enchanted
A spell upon people.
He enchants people
ماnot يشبهhe resembles فيin حسنهhis beauty غيرother than قمرٍa moon
ما يشبه في حسنه غير قمرٍ
للعقلof reason قمرhe robs
للعقل قمر
In his beauty he resembles nothing but a moon—
His beauty resembles nothing but the moon
He steals reason away.
The moon to the mind
لوif only زوّدنيhe supplied me بقبلةٍwith a kiss حينat the time of سفرdeparture
لو زوّدني بقبلةٍ حين سفر
زاداًas provisions لسفرfor a journey
زاداً لسفر
If only he would give me a kiss at departure,
If he gifted me a kiss during travel
As provisions for the journey.
Provision for the journey
Sol 6.1