قَضيبُa slender branch بانٍa bān (moringa) tree جَناهُits fruit وَردُroses
قَضيبُ بانٍ جَناهُ وَردُ
تحملُهُbears it وجنةٌa cheekbone وخدُّand a cheek
تحملُهُ وجنةٌ وخدُّ
A bān branch whose fruit is roses,
A staff of Bani's folly brought him
Borne by cheekbone and cheek.
It bears him, and a cheek and garden
لمdid not اثنِturn طرفيmy gaze إليهِtoward him إلاexcept
لم اثنِ طرفي إليهِ إلا
ماتَdied عزاءٌsolace وعاشَand lived وجدُpassion
ماتَ عزاءٌ وعاشَ وجدُ
I never turned my gaze toward him but
When to him I did not incline my glance
Solace died and passion came alive.
Consolation died, and passion lived
مُلِّكَwas given possession of طوعَwilling obedience النفوسِthe souls حتَّىuntil
مُلِّكَ طوعَ النفوسِ حتَّى
عَلَّمَهُtaught him الزهوُpride كيفَhow يبدوhe appears
عَلَّمَهُ الزهوُ كيفَ يبدو
He was granted souls’ willing obedience, until
You have tamed souls until
Pride taught him how to appear.
Vanity taught it how to appear
واجتمعَand gathered الصَّدُّrejection فيهِin him حتَّىuntil
واجتمعَ الصَّدُّ فيهِ حتَّى
ليسَthere is no لخلقٍfor any creature سِواهُother than him صَدُّrejection
ليسَ لخلقٍ سِواهُ صَدُّ
And all rejection gathered in him, until
And disdain in it gathered until
No other creature had any rejection left.
For creation apart from it there is no disdain
Sol 6.1