رِفقاًgently فَشَمائِلُfor the dispositions of الغَوانيthe beauties دمثَتhave softened
رِفقاً فَشَمائِلُ الغَواني دمثَت
لاno سلوةَforgetting عَنfrom معاطفٍbodily curves قَدindeed خبثَتhave turned wicked
لا سلوةَ عَن معاطفٍ قَد خبثَت
Be gentle, for the beauties’ dispositions have softened.
There is no forgetting curves that have turned wicked.
أَشواقيَmy longings جَدَّgrew earnest جدُّهاtheir earnestness تَلعَبُplay بيwith me
أَشواقيَ جَدَّ جدُّها تَلعَبُ بي
إِذwhen أَيديهنَّtheir hands بِالمَلاهيwith musical instruments عبثَتtoyed
إِذ أَيديهنَّ بِالمَلاهي عبثَت
My longings, grown truly earnest, play with me,
When their hands toyed with musical instruments.
Sol 6.1