عجَباhow strange! لِلمحبِّat the lover يَجنِيhe commits ذُنُوباsins
عجَبا لِلمحبِّ يَجنِي ذُنُوبا
مَعَwith مَنone whom يرتَضِيhe chooses لِقلبٍfor a heart حَبيباa beloved
مَعَ مَن يرتَضِي لِقلبٍ حَبيبا
How strange that a lover should commit sins
How strange for the lover to reap sins
With one he chooses as his heart’s beloved!
With one who approves a beloved for the heart
يدَّعيhe professes بعدماafter جنَاهhe committed it غراماًpassionate love
يدَّعي بعدما جنَاه غراماً
قبَّجmay ... disgrace (apparent typo for قبَّح) اللهُGod ذاthis الغَرامَthe passionate love الكَذُوبَاdeceitful
قبَّج اللهُ ذا الغَرامَ الكَذُوبَا
After what he has done, he professes passionate love.
Claiming after infatuation seized him
May God disgrace this deceitful love!
May Allah accept this false infatuation
لِيfor me حبيبٌa beloved وياand oh لَهfor him منof حَبيبٍa beloved
لِي حبيبٌ ويا لَه من حَبيبٍ
كادَhe nearly منfrom لُطفِthe delicacy of روحهhis spirit أنto يذُوباmelt away
كادَ من لُطفِ روحه أن يذُوبا
I have a beloved—and oh, what a beloved!
I have a beloved, what a beloved is he
So delicate was his spirit that he almost melted away.
His gentle soul nearly melted me away
اكتَسىhe clothed himself حُلَّةَa robe of الجمَالbeauty ولكنand yet
اكتَسى حُلَّةَ الجمَال ولكن
مَعwith جلالٍmajesty فكانso he was سِراًa mystery عَجيباwondrous
مَع جلالٍ فكان سِراً عَجيبا
He clothed himself in beauty’s robe, yet
He wore the garment of beauty, but
With majesty too—thus he was a wondrous mystery.
With majesty, so he was a wondrous secret
Sol 6.1