باwith (ransom formula) بيmy father (split word) غزالاa gazelle صَدّturned away عَنيfrom me قسوةcruelly
با بي غزالا صَدّ عَني قسوة
وَأَطاعَand obeyed عَذاليmy reproachers وَاشمتand made gloat حسديmy enviers
وَأَطاعَ عَذالي وَاشمت حسدي
I would ransom with my father a gazelle who cruelly turned from me,
And obeyed my reproachers and made my enviers gloat,
وَسطاand assailed عَلَيّupon me بِصارِمwith a keen sword منfrom لَحظِهhis glance
وَسطا عَلَيّ بِصارِم من لَحظِه
منwho مُنصِفيmy vindicator مِنfrom لَحظهhis glance منwho مسعديmy helper
من مُنصِفي مِن لَحظه من مسعدي
And assailed me with a keen sword from his glance.
Who will grant me justice against his glance? Who will aid me?
وَكَمand how often اِستَغَثتI sought help بِعَطفِهthrough his tenderness وَبِظَرفِهand through his charm
وَكَم اِستَغَثت بِعَطفِه وَبِظَرفِه
وَبِلُطفِهand through his gentleness وَبِقَدّهand through his figure المتأرّدswaying (uncertain reading)
وَبِلُطفِه وَبِقَدّه المتأرّد
And how often I sought help through his tenderness and charm,
And through his gentleness and his swaying figure.
وَيَزيدُنيand he increases for me هَجراestrangement اِذاwhenever ما(emphatic particle) زُرتُهI visit him
وَيَزيدُني هَجرا اِذا ما زُرتُه
حباout of love وَيَسمَعand he heeds فيagainst me قَولthe words of المُعتَديthe wrongdoer
حبا وَيَسمَع في قَول المُعتَدي
And he shuns me all the more whenever I visit him
Out of love, and heeds the wrongdoer's words against me.
أَناI لاdo not أَحولturn away وَحقهby his claim upon me عَنfrom حبهloving him
أَنا لا أَحول وَحقه عَن حبه
هوhe مَطلبيmy desire أَبداforever وَغايَةand the ultimate goal of مَقصَديmy purpose
هو مَطلبي أَبدا وَغايَة مَقصَدي
I will not turn—by his claim upon me—from loving him.
He is forever my desire and the utmost goal I seek.
ماwhat حيلَتيmy recourse أَناI عَبدهhis slave فعَلَيّso it falls to me أَنto
ما حيلَتي أَنا عَبده فعَلَيّ أَن
أَرضىI accept الصُدودrejection إِذاif اِرتَضاapproves مسديmy benefactor (uncertain reading)
أَرضى الصُدود إِذا اِرتَضا مسدي
What recourse have I? I am his slave, so I must
Accept rejection, if my benefactor approves.
لكنهbut he مذsince جارacted unjustly فيin أَحكامهhis judgments
لكنه مذ جار في أَحكامه
وَأَرادand sought قَتلىmy death بِالقَوامwith his form الأبلدsluggish
وَأَراد قَتلى بِالقَوام الأبلد
But since he dealt unjustly in his judgments,
And sought my death with his languid form,
وَاِستَشهَدand called as witness الجِفنthe eyelid الضَعيفweak بِأَنَّنيthat I
وَاِستَشهَد الجِفن الضَعيف بِأَنَّني
فارَقتI left behind أَسقاميmy ailments وَعدتand returned لمرقديto my bed
فارَقت أَسقامي وَعدت لمرقدي
And called the weak eyelid to witness that I
Had left my ailments behind and returned to my bed,
حكمتI appointed as judge حاجبهhis eyebrow عَلَيّover me وَاِنَّنيand indeed I
حكمت حاجبه عَلَيّ وَاِنَّني
راضcontent بِاِحكامwith the judgments of الرَقيقthe slave (also 'slender') الاسودthe black one
راض بِاِحكام الرَقيق الاسود
I appointed his eyebrow judge over me, and indeed I
Am content with the judgments of that slender black slave.
Sol 6.1