سَقْيَاa blessing of rain لَهَاupon her وَلِظَرْفِand upon the wit of مَنْwhoever سَمَّاهَاnamed her
سَقْيَا لَهَا وَلِظَرْفِ مَنْ سَمَّاهَا
فَلَقَدْfor indeed أَصَابَcaptured بِلُطْفِهِwith his subtlety مَعْنَاهَاher meaning
فَلَقَدْ أَصَابَ بِلُطْفِهِ مَعْنَاهَا
May rain bless her and the wit of whoever named her!
For with his subtlety he truly captured her meaning.
قَالَsaid العَوَاذِلُthe reproachers مَنْwhom عَشِقْتَyou loved فَقُلْتُso I said
قَالَ العَوَاذِلُ مَنْ عَشِقْتَ فَقُلْتُ
مَنْone who نِصْفُhalf اسْمِهَاher name نَعْتٌan epithet لِمَنْfor whoever يَهْوَاهَاloves her
مَنْ نِصْفُ اسْمِهَا نَعْتٌ لِمَنْ يَهْوَاهَا
The reproachers asked, “Whom have you loved?” So I replied:
“Her—half her name is an epithet for whoever loves her.”
Sol 6.1