مَنْwho بِسَلْعٍat Salʿ مُطْلِعٌbringing forth ليfor me
مَنْ بِسَلْعٍ مُطْلِعٌ لي
قمراa moon طالhas been long مَغيبُهْits absence
قمرا طال مَغيبُهْ
Who at Salʿ will bring forth for me
a moon whose absence has been long,
وأصيلاand a late afternoon بالحِمَىin the protected pasture نُغِّwas spoiled (first part)
وأصيلا بالحِمَى نُغِّ
صَwas spoiled (completion) بالعاذلby the reproacher طِيبُهْits sweetness
صَ بالعاذل طِيبُهْ
and a late afternoon in the protected pasture, whose
sweetness the reproacher spoiled?
كلُّevery شيءٍthing حَسَنْbeautiful حاexcept you (first part)
كلُّ شيءٍ حَسَنْ حا
شاكexcept you (completion) فالعينso the evil eye تُصيبُهْstrikes it
شاك فالعين تُصيبُهْ
All that is beautiful—except
you—is struck by the evil eye.
عنَّفواthey reproached القلبَthe heart علىfor قَاits slayer (first part)
عنَّفوا القلبَ على قَا
تِلِهits slayer (completion) وهوthough he is حبيبُهْits beloved
تِلِه وهو حبيبُهْ
They reproached the heart for loving its
slayer, though he is its beloved.
كلُّevery جُرْمٍoffense لكof yours إلاexcept الthe (attached to the following word)
كلُّ جُرْمٍ لك إلا ال
غَدْرَtreachery فالقلبfor the heart وَهُوand it is وَهُوبُهْits generous pardoner
غَدْرَ فالقلب وَهُو وَهُوبُهْ
Every offense of yours, save
treachery, the heart readily forgives.
وأقلُّand the least الناسof people ذَنْباًin sin
وأقلُّ الناس ذَنْباً
قادرٌone with power عُدَّتْhave been counted ذنوبُهْhis sins
قادرٌ عُدَّتْ ذنوبُهْ
And the least sinful of people
is one with power whose sins can be counted.
Sol 6.1