جَزىmay repay اللَهُGod أَيّامthe days الفُراقِof parting مَلامَةreproach
جَزى اللَهُ أَيّام الفُراقِ مَلامَة
إِلّاexcept كلall أَيّامِthe days الفُراقِof parting مليمblameworthy
إِلّا كل أَيّامِ الفُراقِ مليم
May God repay the days of parting with reproach;
but every day of parting is blameworthy.
سَقىmay water اللَهُGod أَيّاماًdays تَلافينthey rescued هامَتيmy head
سَقى اللَهُ أَيّاماً تَلافين هامَتي
بِريّwith thirst quenched وَكانَتand it was قَبلَbefore ذاكَthat تحومُhovering
بِريّ وَكانَت قَبلَ ذاكَ تحومُ
May God water the days that rescued my head
by quenching its thirst, when before it had hovered.
وَقَدand indeed طالَعَتنيshe appeared before me يَومone day اسفَلthe lower part of عاقِلʿĀqil
وَقَد طالَعَتني يَوم اسفَل عاقِل
كَذوبdeceitful المُنىhopes لِلسائِلينَto those who ask حرومunyielding
كَذوب المُنى لِلسائِلينَ حروم
And she appeared before me one day in lower ʿĀqil,
a deceiver of hopes, unyielding to those who ask.
رَمَتنيshe shot at me وَسترand the veil اللَهُof God بَينيbetween me وَبَينِهاand between her
رَمَتني وَستر اللَهُ بَيني وَبَينِها
عَشيَّةone evening آرامgazelles الكناسof the covert رَميمRamīm
عَشيَّة آرام الكناس رَميم
She shot at me, with God's veil between me and her,
one evening—Ramīm, like the gazelles of the covert.
الاah ربmany a يَومday لَوif رَمَتنيshe shot at me رَمَيتُهاI shot at her
الا رب يَوم لَو رَمَتني رَمَيتُها
وَلكِنand yet عَهديmy last experience بِالنِضالِwith competitive archery قَديمlong past
وَلكِن عَهدي بِالنِضالِ قَديم
Ah, many a day, had she shot at me, I would have shot at her;
but my days of archery are long past.
رَميمRamīm الَّتيwho قالَتshe said لِجاراتto the neighboring women بيتِهاher house
رَميم الَّتي قالَت لِجارات بيتِها
ضَمَنتI guarantee لكُمto you all الاthat not يَزالhe ceases يَهيمhe wanders love-struck
ضَمَنت لكُم الا يَزال يَهيم
Ramīm, who told the women neighboring her house:
“I guarantee you that he will never cease to wander in love.”
Sol 6.1