وَغادةand a graceful maiden تَسبيtakes captive النُهىminds
وَغادة تَسبي النُهى
هيَّمنيdrove me mad with love فيهاin her اللعسْthe dusky tint of the lips
هيَّمني فيها اللعسْ
And a graceful maiden takes minds captive;
the dusky tint of her lips drove me mad with love.
وَلاعبتنيand she played with me يَدَساًyadas (a memory game)
وَلاعبتني يَدَساً
وَكيِّسٌand shrewd مَنwhoever اِحترسْstays on guard
وَكيِّسٌ مَن اِحترسْ
And she played yadas with me—
and shrewd is the one who stays on guard.
وَدبرتand she devised ليfor me حيلةa ruse
وَدبرت لي حيلة
لِغارسto a planter ماwhat قَدalready غَرَسhe planted
لِغارس ما قَد غَرَس
And she devised a ruse for me;
to the planter belongs what he has planted.
فَواعدتنيso she promised me قبلةًa kiss
فَواعدتني قبلةً
فَجئتهاso I came to her عِندَat الغلسthe predawn gloom
فَجئتها عِندَ الغلس
So she promised me a kiss,
so I came to her in the predawn gloom.
فَخامرتنيthen seized me دَهشةastonishment
فَخامرتني دَهشة
وَالرُشدand sound judgment بالغيّwith error التبسbecame confused
وَالرُشد بالغيّ التبس
Then astonishment seized me,
and sound judgment became confused with error.
قبلتهاI kissed her وَلَمand did not أَقلsay
قبلتها وَلَم أَقل
فيin باليmy mind قالَتshe said ليto me يَدَسYadas! (the game's winning cry)
في بالي قالَت لي يَدَس
I kissed her, and did not say,
'I remember!' She said to me, 'Yadas!'
Sol 6.1