صارَhe became فَظّاًharsh بَعدَafter رِقَّتِهِhis gentleness
صارَ فَظّاً بَعدَ رِقَّتِهِ
مُستَطيلاًoverbearing بَعدَafter حَنَّتِهِhis affection
مُستَطيلاً بَعدَ حَنَّتِهِ
He has grown harsh after having been tender,
He became harsh after his gentleness,
Overbearing after all his compassion.
overbearing after his affection.
أَغيَدٌa lithe youth يَغدوhe goes forth وَأَدمُعَناand our tears
أَغيَدٌ يَغدو وَأَدمُعَنا
مِنfrom تَجَنّيهِhis unjust treatment كَوجنَتِهِlike his cheek
مِن تَجَنّيهِ كَوجنَتِهِ
A graceful, swaying youth goes forth, while our tears—
A lithe youth goes forth, while our tears
Born of his cruelty—are like his cheek.
from his unjust treatment are like his cheek.
لَوif رَأَتهُit saw him الشَمسُthe sun لَاِنكَسَفَتit would be eclipsed
لَو رَأَتهُ الشَمسُ لَاِنكَسَفَت
حَسَداًout of envy مِنهاon its part لِطَلعَتِهِof his countenance
حَسَداً مِنها لِطَلعَتِهِ
If the sun beheld him, it would suffer eclipse,
If the sun saw him, it would be eclipsed,
Out of envy for his radiant countenance.
out of its envy of his countenance.
Sol 6.1