شفنّيhas worn me thin بعدُseparation منone who
شفنّي بعدُ من
لمnot يئنْcome due قربُهُhis nearness
لم يئنْ قربُهُ
Separation from one has worn me thin
Whose nearness has not yet come:
شادنٌa young gazelle لمnot يزلcease
شادنٌ لم يزل
قاسياًcruel قلبهُhis heart
قاسياً قلبهُ
A young gazelle who has remained
Cruel of heart.
إنif يقولواthey say لهُto him
إن يقولوا لهُ
مضَّهtormented him حبُهُhis love
مضَّه حبُهُ
If they say to him,
"His love has tormented him,"
قالhe says عذريmy excuse الهوىpassion
قال عذري الهوى
والهوىand passion ذنبهُhis sin
والهوى ذنبهُ
He says, "My excuse is passion,
And passion is his sin."
Sol 6.1