وَلَوand even if تَأذنُshe permits الخودُthe maiden الرّداحُfull-hipped بِزَورتيfor my visit
وَلَو تَأذنُ الخودُ الرّداحُ بِزَورتي
لَماwould not زُرتهاI visited her حتّىeven وَلَوand even if مِتُّI died بالبينِfrom separation
لَما زُرتها حتّى وَلَو مِتُّ بالبينِ
And even if the full-hipped maiden allowed me to visit,
And if the rosy cheek would let me visit
I would not visit her, even if I died of separation.
I would not visit even if yearning kills me
وَماand not كُنتُI was بِالزانيan adulterer وَحاشاand far be it from شَمائليmy character
وَما كُنتُ بِالزاني وَحاشا شَمائلي
عَلىdespite عِفّتيmy chastity لَكنّماbut only الخَوفthe fear مِنof عينِan eye
عَلى عِفّتي لَكنّما الخَوف مِن عينِ
And I am no adulterer—far be that from my character;
I'm no adulterer, far from it my manners
despite my chastity, my fear is only of a watching eye.
I fear the eyes, to my chastity I cling
Sol 6.1