لاdo not تحسبوهsuppose concerning him إِذَاwhen الْتَحىhe grows a beard
لا تحسبوه إِذَا الْتَحى
أَنَّthat الغَرامَpassion بِهfor him انْمحىhas been erased
أَنَّ الغَرامَ بِه انْمحى
Do not think, when he grows a beard,
that passion for him has been erased.
كلاَّno indeed ولاَand not خَجِلblushed الْهوَىlove
كلاَّ ولاَ خَجِل الْهوَى
إِذْwhen لَجَّpersisted obstinately فِيهin him ومَاand did not اسْتَحىfeel ashamed
إِذْ لَجَّ فِيه ومَا اسْتَحى
No indeed! Nor did love blush
as it clung to him, nor was it ashamed.
ماnot أَعْدمتْهdeserted him ملاحةٌbeauty
ما أَعْدمتْه ملاحةٌ
بلrather صارَhe became منهاbecause of it أَمْلَحاmore handsome
بل صارَ منها أَمْلَحا
Beauty has not deserted him;
rather, through it he has grown more handsome.
واللَّيلُand the night يسْتُرconceals عاشِقاًa lover
واللَّيلُ يسْتُر عاشِقاً
إِذwhen كانused to يفضَحُهexpose him الضُّحىthe morning light
إِذ كان يفضَحُه الضُّحى
And night conceals a lover,
whereas morning light used to expose him.
هيit لِحْيةٌa beard حُلِقتwere shaved عليـon account of
هي لِحْيةٌ حُلِقت عليـ
ـهاit منbecause of مَلاَحَتِهَاits beauty لِحىbeards
ـها من مَلاَحَتِهَا لِحى
It is a beard for which were shaved—
for its beauty—other beards.
Sol 6.1