لاdo not تلُمblame الطرفَthe eye إنif بكاكَit wept for you دماblood
لا تلُم الطرفَ إن بكاكَ دما
جَهلتُI did not know مماof what أراهُI see it ماwhat عَلماit knew
جَهلتُ مما أراهُ ما عَلما
Do not blame the eye if it weeps blood for you.
Do not blame the eye if it weeps blood for you.
What it was shown made it unlearn all that it had known.
I did not know what it knew of what I see.
لمdid not يَدرِknow ماwhat أنتَyou are فيamong الأنامِhumankind فلاso do not
لم يَدرِ ما أنتَ في الأنامِ فلا
تعجبُmarvel مِمنat one who أراكَshowed you أنthat سَلماhe escaped unharmed
تعجبُ مِمن أراكَ أن سَلما
It did not know what you are among humankind—so do not
He did not know what you are among humankind, so do not
marvel that whoever showed you to it escaped unharmed.
marvel at one who showed you that he escaped unharmed.
سَلask سقمَthe languor عَينَيكَyour two eyes ماwhat أرادit intended وَماand what
سَل سقمَ عَينَيكَ ما أراد وَما
مَعناهُits meaning فيin أنthat أذابَنيit melted me سَقماwith sickness
مَعناهُ في أن أذابَني سَقما
Ask the languor in your eyes what it intended, and what
Ask the languor of your eyes what it intended, and what
it meant by melting me away into sickness.
it meant by melting me away with sickness.
إنif لَمnot أكنI am صَاحِياًsober فوكَّلنيthen entrust me
إن لَم أكن صَاحِياً فوكَّلني
بلَحظةٍto a glance صِرتُI became بعدَهاafter it علَماa landmark
بلَحظةٍ صِرتُ بعدَها علَما
If I was not in my right mind, then entrust me
If I am not sober, then entrust me
to a glance—after it, I became a byword.
to a glance after which I became a landmark.
Sol 6.1