ياO مُكثِرَone who does much الهَجرshunning خَوفاًout of fear مِنof مراقبهhis watcher
يا مُكثِرَ الهَجر خَوفاً مِن مراقبه
وَراشِقيand you who shoot at me أَسهُماًarrows عَنfrom قَوسthe bow حاجِبهِhis eyebrow
وَراشِقي أَسهُماً عَن قَوس حاجِبهِ
O you who shun me so often for fear of your watcher,
And shoot arrows at me from the bow of your eyebrow,
عَذّبtorment فُؤاديَmy heart وَاِنظُرand observe لينthe tenderness جانبهِits side
عَذّب فُؤاديَ وَاِنظُر لين جانبهِ
ليI have قَلبُa heart حرٍّa free man إِذاwhen طالَlasts long النِزاعyearning بِهِwithin it
لي قَلبُ حرٍّ إِذا طالَ النِزاع بِهِ
Torment my heart, and see how tender its side is.
I have a free man's heart: when its yearning lasts long,
طارَit flies اِشتِياقاًin longing إِلىto لُقياmeeting مُعذّبهِits tormentor
طارَ اِشتِياقاً إِلى لُقيا مُعذّبهِ
إِنّيindeed I أعيذُseek protection for جَمالاًbeauty حزتَyou have attained أَجملهُits fairest part
إِنّي أعيذُ جَمالاً حزتَ أَجملهُ
It flies in longing to meet its tormentor.
Indeed, I seek protection for beauty, whose fairest share you possess,
مِنfrom عاذِلٍa reproacher بِسواناwith someone other than us نالattained مَأملهُhis desire
مِن عاذِلٍ بِسوانا نال مَأملهُ
ياO مفرداًpeerless one فيin هَواهlove for him زادَincreased بيwithin me الوَلَهُlovesick bewilderment
يا مفرداً في هَواه زادَ بي الوَلَهُ
From a reproacher who attained his desire with someone other than us.
O peerless one, my lovesick bewilderment has grown in loving you.
يَفديكhe ransoms you بِالنَفسwith his life صَبٌّa lovesick lover لَوif يَكونthere were لَهُin his possession
يَفديك بِالنَفس صَبٌّ لَو يَكون لَهُ
أَعَزُّdearer مِنthan نَفسِهِhis own life شَيءٌanything فداكَhe would ransom you بِهِwith it
أَعَزُّ مِن نَفسِهِ شَيءٌ فداكَ بِهِ
A lovesick lover ransoms you with his life; if he had
Anything dearer than his own life, he would ransom you with it.
Sol 6.1