مُقلتُهُhis eye فيin حَرجٍguilt منbecause of دميmy blood
مُقلتُهُ في حَرجٍ من دمي
تعمدتit deliberately undertook قتلَthe killing of فتىًa youth مُسلمِMuslim
تعمدت قتلَ فتىً مُسلمِ
His eye bears guilt for my blood;
I aimed at him in dire straits
It deliberately slew a Muslim youth.
I intended to kill a Muslim youth
لاmay not نالَهاbefall it المكروهُharm منof (explanatory) مُقلةٍan eye
لا نالَها المكروهُ من مُقلةٍ
مَريضةٍlanguid داميةِbloodstained الأسهمِthe arrows
مَريضةٍ داميةِ الأسهمِ
May no harm befall it—that eye,
No harm came to Muqilah
Languid, with bloodstained arrows.
A sick, ruthless archer
بأبيwith my father as ransom مُقيماone resting بلذيذِin the sweetness of الكَرىslumber
بأبي مُقيما بلذيذِ الكَرى
فداكَa ransom for you منthe one whom أسهرتَهُyou kept awake فأنعمِso take your ease
فداكَ من أسهرتَهُ فأنعمِ
My father be ransom for one resting in sweet slumber;
By my father staying in a dear abode
May the one you kept awake be your ransom—so take your ease.
May he who kept you up at night reward you
وأثبنيassailed me لحظُكَyour glance منfrom مُقلةٍan eye
وأثبني لحظُكَ من مُقلةٍ
كأنهاas though it بالأمسِyesterday لمdid not تأثمِsin
كأنها بالأمسِ لم تأثمِ
Your glance assailed me from an eye
And may your glance affirm me against Muqilah
As though it had not sinned yesterday.
As if yesterday she did not sin
Sol 6.1