زَهاwas resplendent بِالخَمائِلِwith the thickets مِنof شَعرِهِhis hair
زَها بِالخَمائِلِ مِن شَعرِهِ
وَبِاللُؤلُؤِand with the pearls الرَطبِmoist مِنfrom ثَغرِهِhis mouth
وَبِاللُؤلُؤِ الرَطبِ مِن ثَغرِهِ
He shone with the thickets of his hair,
And with the moist pearls of his mouth—
رَشاًa young gazelle كانَused to يَنصِفُنيdo me justice وَصلُهُhis affection
رَشاً كانَ يَنصِفُني وَصلُهُ
إِذاwhenever ماemphatic particle تَظَلَّمتُI complained مِنof هَجرِهِhis desertion
إِذا ما تَظَلَّمتُ مِن هَجرِهِ
A young gazelle whose affection would do me justice
Whenever I complained of his desertion.
فَلَمّاbut when رَآنيhe saw me ذَليلاًabased لَهُbefore him
فَلَمّا رَآني ذَليلاً لَهُ
أُطَبخِسُI cringe بَينَbetween يَدَيthe two hands of أَمرِهِhis command
أُطَبخِسُ بَينَ يَدَي أَمرِهِ
But when he saw me abased before him,
Cringing before his command,
سَقانيhe made me drink الغَرامَpassion بِكَأسِfrom the cup of القِلىloathing
سَقاني الغَرامَ بِكَأسِ القِلى
فَمَنwho, then ليfor me بِصحوِيَwith my sobriety مِنfrom سُكرِهِits intoxication
فَمَن لي بِصحوِيَ مِن سُكرِهِ
He made me drink passion from the cup of loathing.
Who, then, can restore me to sobriety from its intoxication?
Sol 6.1