ياO صَديقيmy friend الَّذيwhom بَذَلتُI offered لَهto him الوُدlove (continued)
يا صَديقي الَّذي بَذَلتُ لَه الوُد
دَّcompletion of 'love' وَأَنزَلتُهand I lodged him عَلىupon أَحشائيmy innermost parts
دَّ وَأَنزَلتُه عَلى أَحشائي
O my friend, to whom I offered love
O my friend for whom I offered affection
and whom I lodged upon my innermost parts:
And granted him a place within my heart
إِنَّindeed عيناًan eye قَذّيتُهاI cleared it of motes لِتُراعيso that it may watch over
إِنَّ عيناً قَذّيتُها لِتُراعي
كَyou (object suffix) عَلىdespite ماwhat بِهاis in it مِنَof الأَقذاءِmotes
كَ عَلى ما بِها مِنَ الأَقذاءِ
Indeed, an eye I cleared of motes to watch over
A watchful eye I have despite its ailments
you, despite the motes within it,
To keep vigil for you as before
ماnot بِهاin it حاجَةa need إِلَيكَfor you وَلكِنand yet
ما بِها حاجَة إِلَيكَ وَلكِن
هيit مَعقودَةbound بحبلِby the cord of الوَفاءِfidelity
هي مَعقودَة بحبلِ الوَفاءِ
has no need of you, but
It has no need for you, but yet
it is bound by the cord of fidelity.
It remains tied by fidelity's cord
Sol 6.1