قدindeed مرَّpassed by منthe one who يحلوis sweet لديَّto me عذابُهhis torment
قد مرَّ من يحلو لديَّ عذابُه
فكففتُso I restrained للرقباءbecause of the watchers ثَجَّthe outpouring مدامعيmy tears
فكففتُ للرقباء ثَجَّ مدامعي
He whose torment is sweet to me has passed by.
So I checked my torrent of tears because of the watchers.
وغضضتand I lowered طرفيmy gaze دونهaway from him وكتمتand I concealed ماwhat
وغضضت طرفي دونه وكتمت ما
طويتI folded عليهaround it منof الغرامpassionate love أضالعيmy ribs
طويت عليه من الغرام أضالعي
And I averted my gaze from him and concealed what
Passion I had enfolded within my ribs.
وشغلتand I occupied ذهنيmy mind فيwith سواهother than him فقالthen said ليto me
وشغلت ذهني في سواه فقال لي
منone who كانwas فيin الأسواءmisfortunes والبلوىand affliction معيwith me
من كان في الأسواء والبلوى معي
And I busied my mind with other things; then spoke to me
One who had been with me through misfortunes and affliction:
ارفعraise عيونكyour eyes ياO فقيهjurist لكيso that ترىyou may see الthe
ارفع عيونك يا فقيه لكي ترى ال
روضgarden العزيزprecious فقلتthen I said لستI am not بدافعone who resists
روض العزيز فقلت لست بدافع
“Raise your eyes, O jurist, so that you may see the
Precious garden.” Then I said, “I am not one to resist.”
Sol 6.1