لاno ماhow أَعجبهwondrous it is
لا ما أَعجبه
هَوىًa love بَقَلبيin my heart نزلاsettled
هَوىً بَقَلبي نزلا
No—how wondrous it is!
A love that has settled in my heart,
هَوىًa love عَلىdespite علاتهits flaws
هَوىً عَلى علاته
أَبنيI build علَيهِon it أَملاa hope
أَبني علَيهِ أَملا
a love, despite its flaws,
on which I build a hope.
هَوىًa love لِمَنfor one whom لَمnot أَرهاI have seen her
هَوىً لِمَن لَم أَرها
يَذهبspreads عَنيfrom me مَثَلاas a proverb
يَذهب عَني مَثَلا
A love for one I have not seen,
that will become proverbial through me.
أَقبلI accept عَنهاabout her راضياًgladly
أَقبل عَنها راضياً
كُلّevery حَديثreport نَقَلاpassed on
كُلّ حَديث نَقَلا
I gladly accept, about her,
every report passed on.
قيلit was said سمتshe rose خَلقاًin appearance عَلىabove
قيل سمت خَلقاً عَلى
أَترابِهاher peers قُلتI said بَلىyes
أَترابِها قُلت بَلى
They said, 'In appearance she rose above
her peers.' I said, 'Yes.'
قيلit was said اِنتَهىculminated الحسنbeauty لَهاin her
قيل اِنتَهى الحسن لَها
قُلتI said لَهاin her وَاِكتَمَلاand reached perfection
قُلت لَها وَاِكتَمَلا
They said, 'Beauty culminated in her.'
I said, 'In her—and reached perfection.'
قيلَit was said اسمهاher name محاسنMahasin (beauties)
قيلَ اسمها محاسن
جلَّwas great مِنas a اسمname وَعَلاand was exalted
جلَّ مِن اسم وَعَلا
They said, 'Her name is Mahasin.'
How great and exalted a name!
لاmay not طابَbe sweet ليto me عَيشlife إِذاif
لا طابَ لي عَيش إِذا
رَضيتI accept مِنهاinstead of her بَدَلاa substitute
رَضيت مِنها بَدَلا
May life never be sweet to me if
I accept another in her place.
Sol 6.1