جَنىhe did wrong فَعاتَبتُso I reproached him فَماbut not تاباhe repented
جَنى فَعاتَبتُ فَما تابا
وَكانَand he was شُهداًhoney فَغَداthen he became صاباbitter sap
وَكانَ شُهداً فَغَدا صابا
He did wrong, so I reproached him, but he did not repent.
I reproached my beloved, but she did not repent
And he was honey, then turned to bitter sap.
What was sweet turned bitter
مُنَعَّمٌdelicate لَوif وَقَعَتfell لَحظَةٌa glance
مُنَعَّمٌ لَو وَقَعَت لَحظَةٌ
مِنكَfrom you عَلىupon خَدٍّa cheek لَهُof his ذاباwould melt
مِنكَ عَلى خَدٍّ لَهُ ذابا
So delicate—if a glance were to fall
Luxuriant it would be if your glance
From you upon his cheek, it would melt.
For a moment fell on a cheek, melting it away
يَبدُرُemerges مِنfrom أَفلاكِorbits أَزرارِهِhis buttons
يَبدُرُ مِن أَفلاكِ أَزرارِهِ
بِدرٌa full moon يَغيبُvanishes العَقلُreason إِنif غاباit disappears
بِدرٌ يَغيبُ العَقلُ إِن غابا
From the orbits of his buttons emerges
The full moon rises from the orbits of his buttons
A full moon—reason vanishes if it disappears.
A full moon that sets reason into confusion if it sets
Sol 6.1