كَدَّرَclouded عَيشيmy life بِالقِلىwith aversion شادِنٌa young gazelle
كَدَّرَ عَيشي بِالقِلى شادِنٌ
روحِيَmy soul فيin كَفَّيهِhis two palms مَأسورهcaptive
روحِيَ في كَفَّيهِ مَأسوره
A young gazelle has clouded my life with his aversion.
My life was saddened by his departure
My soul is captive in his hands.
My soul captured in his hands
كَأَنَّماas though الصُدغُthe sidelock عَلىupon خَدِّهِhis cheek
كَأَنَّما الصُدغُ عَلى خَدِّهِ
عَنبَرَةٌa lump of ambergris مِنfrom فَوقِabove كافورهa piece of camphor
عَنبَرَةٌ مِن فَوقِ كافوره
The sidelock on his cheek is like
As if his cheek was
a lump of ambergris atop a piece of camphor.
Ambergris atop camphor
Sol 6.1