ومهفهفٍand a slender youth جعلmade الغرامlove محلهhis dwelling
ومهفهفٍ جعل الغرام محله
قلبيmy heart فخفتso I feared عليهfor him حرthe heat of شواظهits flame
قلبي فخفت عليه حر شواظه
And a slender youth—love made his dwelling
My heart; I feared for him the heat of its flame.
قمرa moon هجرتI forsook لهجرهbecause of his estrangement سنةthe drowsiness of الكرىsleep
قمر هجرت لهجره سنة الكرى
وسئمتand I grew weary منof بصريmy sight ومنand of إيقاظهits keeping me awake
وسئمت من بصري ومن إيقاظه
A moon—for his estrangement I forsook the drowsiness of sleep,
And grew weary of my sight and its keeping me awake.
تخشىfear القلوبthe hearts عليهfor him فاترlanguid طرفهhis gaze
تخشى القلوب عليه فاتر طرفه
فكأنهنso it is as though they نفرنfled منfrom ألحاظهhis glances
فكأنهن نفرن من ألحاظه
Hearts fear his languid gaze might harm him,
So it is as though they fled from his glances.
ماnot شمتI glimpsed وجهthe face of البدرthe full moon منfrom أعطافهhis form
ما شمت وجه البدر من أعطافه
حتىuntil جنيتI gathered الدرpearls منfrom ألفاظهhis words
حتى جنيت الدر من ألفاظه
No sooner had I glimpsed the full moon's face in his form
Than I gathered pearls from his words.
هذاthis الذيthe one who لماwhen استمالwon over قلوبناour hearts
هذا الذي لما استمال قلوبنا
قامتthey devoted themselves بخالصto sincere ودهlove for him وحفاظهand loyalty to him
قامت بخالص وده وحفاظه
This is the one: when he won our hearts,
They devoted themselves to loving him sincerely and keeping faith with him.
Sol 6.1