ياO مَنyou who تسلّطheld sway عابثاًtoying بجفونهwith his eyelids
يا مَن تسلّط عابثاً بجفونه
حتىuntil سبىtook captive الأرواحthe souls بالتَّسلطthrough domination
حتى سبى الأرواح بالتَّسلط
O you who held sway, toying with your eyelids,
O you who tyrannically toys with his eyelids
until you took souls captive through that sway.
Until he enslaved souls with tyranny
طيّرتyou sent flying بالمقصوصwith what is clipped عقليmy mind فانثنىand then turned
طيّرت بالمقصوص عقلي فانثنى
يأويseeks shelter مقاصيرsecluded chambers الجوىheartache تخبيطيmy bewildered flailing
يأوي مقاصير الجوى تخبيطي
With what is clipped you sent my mind flying; then turned
You confused my mind with your gaze, so it bent
my bewilderment, seeking shelter in the secluded chambers of heartache.
My scattered thoughts found refuge in your disarray
مشروطscored خدّكyour cheek ظلkept يشرطstipulating فيin الهوىlove
مشروط خدّك ظل يشرط في الهوى
قتليmy killing وليسand does not يراهregard it بالتفريطas neglect
قتلي وليس يراه بالتفريط
Your scored cheek kept stipulating, in love,
The condition of your cheek insisted on passion’s terms
my death, and did not regard it as neglect.
Killing me without deeming it excessive
ياO بدرfull moon افلاكcelestial spheres الملاحةbeauty فاعجبنso marvel indeed
يا بدر افلاك الملاحة فاعجبن
منat شأنthe state خدّa cheek شارطsetting conditions مشروطscored
من شأن خدّ شارط مشروط
O full moon of beauty’s spheres, marvel indeed
O full moon steering the orbits, marvel
at the state of a cheek that sets terms, though itself scored.
At the affair of a conditioning cheek with conditions
Sol 6.1