وَبائعand a merchant بعتI sold روحيmy soul فيfor مَحبّتهِlove of him
وَبائع بعت روحي في مَحبّتهِ
وَقُلتand I said ياO أَيُّهاyou المولىthe master بِهاwith it اِحتكمِdo as you will
وَقُلت يا أَيُّها المولى بِها اِحتكمِ
For love of a merchant, I sold my soul,
And I said, “O master, do with it as you will.”
يَمّمتI headed toward دُكّانهhis shop حَتّىuntil وَقفتI stood بِهاin it
يَمّمت دُكّانه حَتّى وَقفت بِها
وَطالَand grew long عَهدthe duration وُقوفيmy standing وَالمُحبّand the lover عَميblind
وَطالَ عَهد وُقوفي وَالمُحبّ عَمي
I made for his shop until I stood within it,
And long I remained standing—a lover is blind.
وَقالand he said ماwhat تَشتَهيyou desire مِنّيfrom me فَقُلتso I said لَهُto him
وَقال ما تَشتَهي مِنّي فَقُلت لَهُ
ماwhat بِالكَرائمwith the noble women مِنfrom لاميّةthe lām-rhymed ode of العَجمِthe non-Arabs
ما بِالكَرائم مِن لاميّة العَجمِ
And he said, “What do you desire of me?” So I said to him:
“What the noble women have in the Lāmiyyat al-ʿAjam.”
Sol 6.1