هَلdid كُنتِyou were تَهوَينyou desire أَنthat أَرضىI be content with سِواكِsomeone other than you وَأنand that
هَل كُنتِ تَهوَين أَن أَرضى سِواكِ وَأن
أطيلI prolong عَنكaway from you إِذاwhen ماan emphatic particle اِشتَقتI yearned إِعراضيmy turning away
أطيل عَنك إِذا ما اِشتَقت إِعراضي
Did you wish me to be content with someone other than you, and to
Did you wish that I be content with none but you, and that
Prolong my turning away from you whenever I yearned?
When longing for you I turn my gaze away?
أَمor كُنتِyou were تَرضَينyou accept مِنّيfrom me بِالَّذيwith what رَضيتaccepted
أَم كُنتِ تَرضَين مِنّي بِالَّذي رَضيت
نَفسيmy soul بِهwith it مِنof قَذىgrit عَينan eye وَإِغماضِand closing the eye
نَفسي بِه مِن قَذى عَين وَإِغماضِ
Or would you accept from me what was accepted
Or were you satisfied that I should feel the same
By my soul—grit in the eye and shutting it?
As my own soul felt—the speck, the closed eye's sleep?
Sol 6.1