قالواthey said هَوَيتَyou fell in love with رَفيعاًlofty نَيِّراًradiant حَسَناًbeautiful
قالوا هَوَيتَ رَفيعاً نَيِّراً حَسَناً
فَقُلتُso I said هَذيthese خِصالٌqualities حازَهاit possessed them القَمَرُthe moon
فَقُلتُ هَذي خِصالٌ حازَها القَمَرُ
They said, “You fell in love with one lofty, radiant, and fair.”
They said, "You have aspired high, bright, handsome."
So I said, “These are qualities the moon possesses.”
I said, "These are traits possessed by the moon."
قالواthey said فَمالَكَthen what do you have مِنهُfrom him قُلتُI said مُعتَذِراًapologetically
قالوا فَمالَكَ مِنهُ قُلتُ مُعتَذِراً
مِثلُthe same as الَّذيwhat لَكُمُyou have التَسليمُgreeting وَالنَظَرُand gazing
مِثلُ الَّذي لَكُمُ التَسليمُ وَالنَظَرُ
They said, “Then what do you have from him?” I said apologetically,
They said, "What is it to you?" I replied, apologizing,
“The same as you: greetings and gazing.”
"The same that you have, submission and consideration."
قالواthey said فَماthen what is الحُبُّlove إِنif كُنتَyou are اِمرَأًa man فَطِناًdiscerning
قالوا فَما الحُبُّ إِن كُنتَ اِمرَأً فَطِناً
فَقَدfor indeed تَحَيَّرَbecame bewildered فيهِby it البَدوُthe nomads وَالحَضَرُand the townsfolk
فَقَد تَحَيَّرَ فيهِ البَدوُ وَالحَضَرُ
They said, “Then what is love, if you are a discerning man?
They said, "What is love, if you are a wise man?
For it has bewildered nomads and townsfolk alike.”
For it has perplexed the nomads and the settled alike."
فَقُلتُso I said كَالشَهدِlike honey يَحلوtastes sweet عِندَto كُلِّevery فَمٍmouth
فَقُلتُ كَالشَهدِ يَحلو عِندَ كُلِّ فَمٍ
وَفيand in القُلوبِhearts لَهيبٌa flame مِنهُfrom it يَستَعِرُblazes
وَفي القُلوبِ لَهيبٌ مِنهُ يَستَعِرُ
So I said, “Like honey, it tastes sweet to every mouth,
I said, "It is like honey, sweet to every mouth,
And in hearts a flame from it blazes.”
And in hearts, a flame from it burns."
Sol 6.1