قَالَتshe said لِطَيفِto a phantom خَيالٍof a vision زارَنيvisited me ومَضىand departed
قَالَت لِطَيفِ خَيالٍ زارَني ومَضى
صِفdescribe ماwhat رأَيتyou saw ولاand do not تُنقِصomit ولاand do not تزدِadd
صِف ما رأَيت ولا تُنقِص ولا تزدِ
She said to a phantom vision that visited me and departed:
She said, "A gentle phantom visited me and vanished."
“Describe what you saw; neither omit nor add.”
Describe what you saw, omit nothing, add nothing.
فقالَso he said أبصرتهُI saw him لوeven if ماتَhe died منfrom ظمأًthirst
فقالَ أبصرتهُ لو ماتَ من ظمأً
وقُلتِand you said قِفrefrain عنfrom ورُودِapproaching الماءِthe water لاnot يَرِدِhe would approach
وقُلتِ قِف عن ورُودِ الماءِ لا يَرِدِ
He said, “I saw him: even were he to die of thirst,
He said, "I saw him; were he to die of thirst
And you said, ‘Refrain from approaching the water,’ he would not approach it.”
I would say, 'Stop this water from flowing through!'"
قالتshe said صَدَقتَyou spoke the truth الوفاfaithfulness فيin الحُبِّlove عادَتُهُhis habit
قالت صَدَقتَ الوفا في الحُبِّ عادَتُهُ
ياO بَردَcoolness of ذاكَthat الذيwhich قالَتshe said علىupon كَبِديmy liver
يا بَردَ ذاكَ الذي قالَت على كَبِدي
She said, “You spoke the truth; faithfulness in love is his habit.”
She said, "You speak truly of love’s habit—
Ah, how cooling upon my liver was what she said!
Oh, the coldness of her words upon my heart!"
Sol 6.1