اعذرونيexcuse me أوor اعذلونيreproach me أناI المُدthe love-stricken one (first part)
اعذروني أو اعذلوني أنا المُد
نَفcompletes 'the love-stricken one' وجداًin ardent longing بأحسنَfor the fairest العالميناall people
نَف وجداً بأحسنَ العالمينا
Excuse me or reproach me: I am love-stricken,
Excuse me or blame me, I am infatuated,
yearning for the fairest of all people.
With a passion for the best of both worlds,
لوif رأيتُمyou saw مِنof وَجههِhis face ماwhat رأتsaw عَيeye (first part)
لو رأيتُم مِن وَجههِ ما رأت عَي
نيcompletes 'my eye' لأصبحتُمُyou would become لهof him عاشقيناlovers
ني لأصبحتُمُ له عاشقينا
If you saw of his face what my eye has seen,
If you had seen some of what my eyes have seen,
you would become lovers of him.
You would have become infatuated with him as well,
وهواهُby love for him ماnever أبصرتhave seen مثلهُhis like الأَعthe eyes (first part)
وهواهُ ما أبصرت مثلهُ الأَع
يُنُcompletes 'the eyes' فيamong الأوَّلينَthe first والآخريناand the last
يُنُ في الأوَّلينَ والآخرينا
By my love for him, eyes have never seen his like
And his love is the like of which eyes,
among the first and the last.
Have never seen before or since,
لاnot كشمسِlike the sun النهارof day بلrather شمسُهُhis sun الشمthe sun (first part)
لا كشمسِ النهار بل شمسُهُ الشم
سُcompletes 'the sun' بهاءًin splendor يهتزُّhe sways رياًin lush fullness وليناand suppleness
سُ بهاءً يهتزُّ رياً ولينا
Not like the sun of day—rather, his sun is the sun
Not like the sun of the day rather his sun,
in splendor; he sways, lush and supple.
Is the sun in its radiance quivering gently.
Sol 6.1