هَلhas أَحدَثcaused فيin عيارِthe fineness of وُدّيmy love نَقصاa decrease
هَل أَحدَث في عيارِ وُدّي نَقصا
خَدٌّa cheek قَبَصَتهُshe pinched it بِيَدَيهاwith both her hands قَبصاa pinching
خَدٌّ قَبَصَتهُ بِيَدَيها قَبصا
Has the fineness of my love been diminished
Has she with cruel clutching hands marred
by a cheek she pinched with both her hands?
The freshness of my faith and fealty?
لَوif لَمnot أَكُI were كالماءِlike water صَفاءًin clarity مَعهwith him
لَو لَم أَكُ كالماءِ صَفاءً مَعه
ماnot أَوسَعَhe lavished كالنَسيمlike the breeze خدّيmy cheek قرصاpinching
ما أَوسَعَ كالنَسيم خدّي قرصا
Were I not as clear as water with him,
Had I not been to slander as waters clear,
he would not, like the breeze, have lavished pinches upon my cheek.
My cheek had not so spacious been to smiting.
Sol 6.1