قَدindeed أَسرَفَتshe has gone too far فيin العَذلِreproach مَشغولَةٌan engrossed woman
قَد أَسرَفَت في العَذلِ مَشغولَةٌ
بِعَزلِin isolating مَشغولٍa preoccupied man عَنِfrom العَذلِreproach
بِعَزلِ مَشغولٍ عَنِ العَذلِ
A woman has gone too far in reproach, engrossed
She reproached me for neglecting her,
In isolating a man too preoccupied to heed reproach.
preoccupied with someone neglecting neglect.
تَقولُshe says هَلwhether أَقصَرتَyou have desisted عَنfrom باطِلٍfolly
تَقولُ هَل أَقصَرتَ عَن باطِلٍ
أَعرِفُهُI know it عَنfrom دينِكَyour creed الأَوَّلِformer
أَعرِفُهُ عَن دينِكَ الأَوَّلِ
She says: Have you abandoned the folly
She said, “Have you fallen short of falsehood
I know from your former creed?
that I know goes against your first religion?”
فَقُلتُso I said ماnot أَحسَبُنيI think myself مُقصِراًdesisting
فَقُلتُ ما أَحسَبُني مُقصِراً
ماas long as أُعصِرَتwas pressed راحٌwine بِقُطرُيُّلِin Qutruyyul
ما أُعصِرَت راحٌ بِقُطرُيُّلِ
So I said: I do not think I shall desist,
So I said, “I don’t think I’ve fallen short.
As long as wine is pressed in Qutruyyul,
No cheek has been squeezed by Qutrayyil,
وَماand as long as اِستَدارَcurled الصِدغُthe temple-lock فيupon ناعِمٍa tender youth
وَما اِستَدارَ الصِدغُ في ناعِمٍ
مُوَرِّدٍrosy كَاللَهَبِlike the flame المُشعَلِkindled
مُوَرِّدٍ كَاللَهَبِ المُشعَلِ
And as long as the temple-lock curls upon a tender youth,
Nor has a delicate, smooth cheek blushed
Rosy as a kindled flame.
like kindled flames in an igniter.”
قالَتshe said فَأَينَthen where المُلتَقىthe meeting place بَعدَafter ذاthis
قالَت فَأَينَ المُلتَقى بَعدَ ذا
فَقُلتُso I said بَينَbetween الدَنِّthe wine jar وَالمِبزَلِand the spigot
فَقُلتُ بَينَ الدَنِّ وَالمِبزَلِ
She said: Where, then, shall we meet after this?
She said, “So where is the meeting place after this?”
So I said: Between the wine jar and the spigot.
I said, “Between disgrace and the abode.”
Sol 6.1