لَقَدindeed غَلِطَerred الحَبيبُthe beloved فَجاءَso he came يَوماًone day
لَقَد غَلِطَ الحَبيبُ فَجاءَ يَوماً
لِزَورَةِfor a visit to صَبِّهِhis lovesick admirer خِدنِcompanion of الخلالِthe toothpick
لِزَورَةِ صَبِّهِ خِدنِ الخلالِ
Indeed, the beloved erred and came one day
to visit his lovesick admirer, the toothpick’s companion.
فَقُلتُso I said مُرَحِّباًin welcome أَهلاًwelcome وَسَهلاًand be at ease
فَقُلتُ مُرَحِّباً أَهلاً وَسَهلاً
وَقَدthough already عاتَبتهُI had reproached him فيin كلِّevery حاليstate of mine
وَقَد عاتَبتهُ في كلِّ حالي
So I said in welcome, “Welcome, be at ease!”
though I had reproached him in my every state.
فَمِنso, out of خَجَلٍshame بِذاكَat that بداhe appeared مُزيلاremoving
فَمِن خَجَلٍ بِذاكَ بدا مُزيلا
عَنِfrom الشّمسِthe sun الكواكبَthe stars بِالهِلالِwith the crescent moon
عَنِ الشّمسِ الكواكبَ بِالهِلالِ
Then, ashamed at that, he was seen removing
the stars from the sun with the crescent moon.
Sol 6.1