دَمعيmy tears جَرىflowed مِثلlike الدّماءِblood فَقَالso he said ليto me
دَمعي جَرى مِثل الدّماءِ فَقَال لي
ماwhat هَذِهِthese وَعَليَّand for me إِذwhen ذاكَthat اِختَشىhe feared
ما هَذِهِ وَعَليَّ إِذ ذاكَ اِختَشى
My tears flowed like blood, and he said to me,
“What are these?”—and he feared for me then.
فَأَجبتso I replied تِلكَthose سِهامُarrows جَفنِكَyour eyelid فيin الحَشاthe heart
فَأَجبت تِلكَ سِهامُ جَفنِكَ في الحَشا
ذابَتthey melted بِجَمرِin the embers of الوَجدِpassion إِذwhen فيهاin them فَشىit spread
ذابَت بِجَمرِ الوَجدِ إِذ فيها فَشى
So I replied, “Those are your eyelid’s arrows within my heart.
They melted in passion’s embers as it spread through them.
وَبِهاand with them لَقَدindeed قَذفتcast forth جَحيمhellfire صَبابتيmy ardent longing
وَبِها لَقَد قَذفت جَحيم صَبابتي
مِنfrom مُقلَتيmy eye مَصبوغةًstained بِدَمِwith the blood of الحَشاthe heart
مِن مُقلَتي مَصبوغةً بِدَمِ الحَشا
And my longing’s hellfire has indeed hurled them forth
From my eye, stained with my heart’s blood.”
Sol 6.1