فيin ضيقِnarrowness فمmouth الحَبيبthe beloved تَجريflow الكَلِمُwords
في ضيقِ فم الحَبيب تَجري الكَلِمُ
هَذاthis وَخَفيُّwhile the hidden part سرِّهof his secret مُنكَتِمُconcealed
هَذا وَخَفيُّ سرِّه مُنكَتِمُ
Words flow within the beloved’s narrow mouth.
All this, while his hidden secret remains concealed.
لَكِنbut أَلِفَhas grown accustomed to النِزاعَstrife قَلبيmy heart فيهِwithin it
لَكِن أَلِفَ النِزاعَ قَلبي فيهِ
مَعَdespite ضيقِnarrowness مَجالroom نُقطَةٍa dot تَختَصِمُcontends
مَعَ ضيقِ مَجال نُقطَةٍ تَختَصِمُ
Yet my heart has grown accustomed to strife within it,
though there is scarcely room for a dot to contend.
Sol 6.1