أفديهI would ransom him منas a طيفphantom أتىcame وانثنىand withdrew
أفديه من طيف أتى وانثنى
فيin صفةthe manner of المستعجلone in haste المختفيone keeping out of sight
في صفة المستعجل المختفي
I would ransom him—that phantom who came and withdrew,
I will reclaim him from an apparition that came and went
In the manner of one in haste, keeping out of sight.
In the guise of one rushing off to hide
أباحنيhe allowed me رشفsipping اللّمىthe dusky hue of lips والطلاand wine
أباحني رشف اللّمى والطلا
وافترّand he smiled عنrevealing درّpearls بلاwithout صدفshells
وافترّ عن درّ بلا صدف
He let me sip his dusky lips and wine,
The spray of teardrops and the nightdew made me yearn
And smiled, revealing pearls without shells.
And pried open a pearl without an oyster
فلنso will not يزالcease to be المسكmusk عطرthe fragrance of فميmy mouth
فلن يزال المسك عطر فمي
ولنand will not يزالcease to be الشهدhoney مرتشفيwhat I sip
ولن يزال الشهد مرتشفي
So musk will forever be my mouth’s fragrance,
So the musk will remain the scent on my mouth
And honey will forever be what I sip.
And the honey will remain my sip
ملأتI filled قلبيmy heart منwith هواهlove for him كماjust as
ملأت قلبي من هواه كما
ملأتI filled منwith أوصفاهdescriptions of him (apparent misspelling) صحفيmy pages
ملأت من أوصفاه صحفي
I filled my heart with love for him, just as
I have filled my heart with passion for him
I filled my pages with descriptions of him.
As I have filled my scripts glorifying him
Sol 6.1