لاحَتgleamed لِعَينِكَto your eye مِنfrom بُثَينَةَButhayna نارُa fire
لاحَت لِعَينِكَ مِن بُثَينَةَ نارُ
فَدُموعُso the tears عَينِكَyour eye دِرَّةٌflowing freely وَغِزارُand abundant
فَدُموعُ عَينِكَ دِرَّةٌ وَغِزارُ
A fire from Buthayna gleamed before your eye.
The fire's flame appeared in your eyes,
So your eye's tears flow freely and abundantly.
So your tears became pearls and plentiful.
وَالحُبُّand love أَوَّلُfirst ماwhen يَكونُit is لَجاجَةًobstinate persistence
وَالحُبُّ أَوَّلُ ما يَكونُ لَجاجَةً
تَأتيcome بِهِwith it وَتَسوقُهُand drive it الأَقدارُthe fates
تَأتي بِهِ وَتَسوقُهُ الأَقدارُ
And love at first is obstinate persistence;
Love is foremost in becoming impassioned,
The fates bring it forth and drive it on.
Brought by fate and led by the decrees.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen اِقتَحَمَplunged into الفَتىthe youth لُجَجَthe depths of الهَوىpassion
حَتّى إِذا اِقتَحَمَ الفَتى لُجَجَ الهَوى
جاءَتcame أُمورٌtroubles لاnot تُطاقُcan be borne كِبارُgrave
جاءَت أُمورٌ لا تُطاقُ كِبارُ
Until, when the youth plunges into passion's depths,
Until when the young man braves the surges of passion,
Grave troubles come that cannot be borne.
Matters come that cannot be borne by the great.
ماnot مِنany قَرينٍcompanion آلِفٍfond لَقَرينِهاof her companion
ما مِن قَرينٍ آلِفٍ لَقَرينِها
إِلّاexcept that لِحَبلِfor the bond of قَرينِهاher companion إِقصارُan ending
إِلّا لِحَبلِ قَرينِها إِقصارُ
There is no companion fond of her companion
No devoted companion to her companion
Without her companion's bond coming to an end.
Except the rope of her companion is short.
وَإِذاand if أَرَدتِyou wish وَلَنand will not يَخونَكِbetray you كاتِمٌa keeper of secrets
وَإِذا أَرَدتِ وَلَن يَخونَكِ كاتِمٌ
حَتّىuntil يُشيعَspreads حَديثَكِyour story الإِظهارُdisclosure
حَتّى يُشيعَ حَديثَكِ الإِظهارُ
And if you wish—and no keeper of secrets will betray you
And if you wanted - no secret keeper will betray you -
Until disclosure spreads your story—
Until your talk is spread by disclosure.
كِتمانَconcealment of سِرُّكِyour secret ياO بُثَينَButhayn فَإِنَّماthen only
كِتمانَ سِرُّكِ يا بُثَينَ فَإِنَّما
عِندَwith الأَمينِthe trustworthy person تُغَيَّبُare kept hidden الأَسرارُthe secrets
عِندَ الأَمينِ تُغَيَّبُ الأَسرارُ
To conceal your secret, O Buthayn, then only
Conceal your secret, O Buthaina, for truly,
With the trustworthy are secrets kept hidden.
Secrets are absent with the Trustworthy.
Sol 6.1