وَشادِنٍand a young gazelle ظَلَّkept يَبكيweeping يَومَthe day وَدَّعَنيhe bade me farewell
وَشادِنٍ ظَلَّ يَبكي يَومَ وَدَّعَني
لَمّاwhen تَأَمَّلَنيhe gazed at me أَبكىmade me weep لِتَشتيتيbecause of my separation
لَمّا تَأَمَّلَني أَبكى لِتَشتيتي
And a young gazelle kept weeping the day he bade me farewell;
When he gazed at me, he made me weep over my parting.
فَكانَso were دَمعِيَmy tears ياruby (first fragment) قوتاًruby (remaining fragment) عَلىupon ذَهَبٍgold
فَكانَ دَمعِيَ يا قوتاً عَلى ذَهَبٍ
وَدَمعُهُand his tears لُؤلُؤاًpearls مِنfrom فَوقِabove ياقوتِrubies
وَدَمعُهُ لُؤلُؤاً مِن فَوقِ ياقوتِ
So my tears were rubies upon gold,
And his tears were pearls upon rubies.
Sol 6.1