توسَّعَhe went to great lengths فيin الإنكَارِdenial غَايةَthe utmost جُهدِهof his effort
توسَّعَ في الإنكَارِ غَايةَ جُهدِه
إلَىuntil أنthat رأىhe saw ذاكَthat الجَمالَthe beauty الذِيwhich يَهوَىhe loves
إلَى أن رأى ذاكَ الجَمالَ الذِي يَهوَى
He went to the utmost lengths in denial,
He protested to the utmost
Until he saw that beauty which he loves.
Until he saw that beauty he yearned for.
فأبصَرتُهُthen I saw him ضاقتgrew narrow بِهaround him الأرضُthe earth حِيلةًresourcefulness
فأبصَرتُهُ ضاقت بِه الأرضُ حِيلةً
ومِنهand from him لسَانُthe tongue الحالِof the condition يُفصِحُspeaks plainly بالشَّكوَآin complaint
ومِنه لسَانُ الحالِ يُفصِحُ بالشَّكوَآ
Then I saw him at his wits’ end, the earth closing in around him,
When I saw him, strategies failed him,
And his condition’s tongue spoke plainly in complaint.
And the tongue of his state expressed complaint.
هُوَit الحسنُbeauty ياربَّاهO my Lord كَمhow هوit فاضِحٌrevealing
هُوَ الحسنُ ياربَّاه كَم هو فاضِحٌ
لِحَالِof the state الذِيof the one who يُخفِيconceals الصَّبَابةَardent longing والبلوَىand affliction
لِحَالِ الذِي يُخفِي الصَّبَابةَ والبلوَى
It is beauty, O my Lord—how it lays bare
It is beauty, oh Lord, so revealing
The state of one who conceals his ardent longing and affliction!
Of the state of one who hides youth and affliction.
Sol 6.1