قَسَماًI swear بماby what لاbegins لاقيت: ‘I endured’ قَيْتُcompletes لاقيت: ‘I endured’ مِنْof مَضَضِanguish الْهوىlove
قَسَماً بما لا قَيْتُ مِنْ مَضَضِ الْهوى
إِنيindeed I لأَسْرارِconcerning the secrets of الْهَوىlove لَكَتُومُcertainly very discreet
إِني لأَسْرارِ الْهَوى لَكَتُومُ
I swear by the anguish of love I have endured:
I am indeed a keeper of love’s secrets.
أَمَّاas for المَحَبَّةُlove فيin الْمَذَاقِtaste فإِنَّهاthen indeed it is
أَمَّا المَحَبَّةُ في الْمَذَاقِ فإِنَّها
كالشَّهْدِlike honey إِلاَّexcept أَنَّهُthat it is مَسْمُومُpoisoned
كالشَّهْدِ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ مَسْمُومُ
As for love, it tastes
like honey, except that it is poisoned.
Sol 6.1