حياhe greeted وسلمand wished peace ثمthen صافحhe shook hands تاركاًleaving
حيا وسلم ثم صافح تاركاً
يدهhis hand علىupon الكبدthe liver التيwhich أدماهاhe made it bleed
يده على الكبد التي أدماها
He greeted me and wished me peace, then shook my hand, leaving
He lived and greeted, then shook hands
his hand upon the liver he had made bleed.
Leaving his hand on the liver he had hurt
وأتىand he came ليعتذرto apologize الغزالthe gazelle ولجلجتand faltered
وأتى ليعتذر الغزال ولجلجت
كلماتwords فيهof his mouth ففيso in فميmy mouth أخفاهاhe hid them
كلمات فيه ففي فمي أخفاها
And the gazelle came to apologize, and faltering were
And the gazelle came to apologize and stammered
the words of his mouth; so he hid them in my mouth.
Words within him, so in my mouth I concealed them
ودناand he drew near ليغترقto plunge into الهوىlove فتهالكتso they fell headlong
ودنا ليغترق الهوى فتهالكت
أسرارهits secrets فرمتso they flung بهhim فرماهاso he flung them
أسراره فرمت به فرماها
And he drew near to plunge into love; then headlong fell
And he approached to drown in passion, so his
its secrets: they flung him, and he flung them.
Secrets perished, so I threw them and cast them away
قلبthe heart الحبيبof the beloved متىwhenever تكلمit speaks لمnot تجدyou find
قلب الحبيب متى تكلم لم تجد
كلماًwords ولكنbut أذرعاًarms وشفاهاand lips
كلماً ولكن أذرعاً وشفاها
Whenever the beloved's heart speaks, you find no
The heart of the beloved, when it spoke, you would not find
words, but arms and lips.
Words, but arms and lips
Sol 6.1