وَإِنّيand indeed I لَأَستَحِيَsurely feel ashamed of السُؤالَasking وَمَذهَبيand my path
وَإِنّي لَأَستَحِيَ السُؤالَ وَمَذهَبي
عَريضٌbroad وَآبىand I reject الشُحَّstinginess إِلّاexcept عَلىconcerning عِرضيmy honor
عَريضٌ وَآبى الشُحَّ إِلّا عَلى عِرضي
And indeed I am ashamed to ask, and my path
Though asking shames me, my nature is generous,
is broad; I reject stinginess, except in guarding my honor.
I disdain only stinginess, not my honor.
وَماand not كانَwas مِثليone like me يَعتَريكَapproaches you رَجاؤُهُhis hope
وَما كانَ مِثلي يَعتَريكَ رَجاؤُهُ
وَلَكِنbut أَساءَتerred شيمَةٌa disposition مِنof فَتىًa young man مَحضِtrue; genuine
وَلَكِن أَساءَت شيمَةٌ مِن فَتىً مَحضِ
And the hope of one like me would not seek you out,
One such as I would not trouble you hoping,
but a true young man's nature has erred.
Except that an exemplar's ways have shamed me.
وَإِنّيand indeed I وَإِشرافيand my looking up عَلَيكَtoward you بِهِمَّتيwith my aspiration
وَإِنّي وَإِشرافي عَلَيكَ بِهِمَّتي
لَكَالمُبتَغيsurely like one seeking زُبداًbutter مِنَfrom الماءِwater بِالمَخضِby churning
لَكَالمُبتَغي زُبداً مِنَ الماءِ بِالمَخضِ
And indeed I, in turning my aspirations toward you,
For I and my pursuit of you are like
am like one seeking butter from water by churning.
One who churns water seeking foam.
Sol 6.1