ذاكَthat ظَبِيٌa gazelle تَحَيَّرَwas bewildered الحُسنُbeauty فيin الأَر“the limbs” (first fragment)
ذاكَ ظَبِيٌ تَحَيَّرَ الحُسنُ في الأَر
كانِ“the limbs” (final fragment) مِنهُof him وَحَلَّand settled كُلَّevery مَكانِplace
كانِ مِنهُ وَحَلَّ كُلَّ مَكانِ
That gazelle—Beauty, bewildered among his
That is a gazelle; beauty was bewildered among the
features, settled in every single place.
limbs of his body, and settled in every place.
عَرَضَتstood in the way دونَهُbefore him الحِجالُcurtained chambers فَماso not يَل“he meets you” (first fragment)
عَرَضَت دونَهُ الحِجالُ فَما يَل
قاكَ“he meets you” (final fragment) إِلّاexcept فيin النَومِsleep أَوor فيin الأَمانيwishes
قاكَ إِلّا في النَومِ أَو في الأَماني
The curtained chambers stand between you and him, so he meets you
Curtained chambers barred the way to him, so he does not
only in sleep or in dreams of longing.
meet you except in sleep or in wishes.
Sol 6.1