بِيI am smitten with شّادِنٌa young gazelle تَمَّis perfect سَنَاءًin glory وَسَنًىand radiance
بِي شّادِنٌ تَمَّ سَنَاءً وَسَنًى
مِنْfor أجْلِthe sake of ذَاthis قَالُواthey said هُوّhe البَدْرُthe full moon التَّمَامْin its fullness
مِنْ أجْلِ ذَا قَالُوا هُوّ البَدْرُ التَّمَامْ
I am smitten with a young gazelle, perfect in glory and radiance.
My cheeks have been afflicted with leanness and emaciation
That is why they said, "He is the moon at its fullest."
Because of that, they said he is the full moon in perfection
مَاnot لامَreproached فِيهِover him عَاذِلِيmy reproacher حَتَّىuntil رَأىhe saw
مَا لامَ فِيهِ عَاذِلِي حَتَّى رَأى
عَارِضَهُhis sideburn خَطَّtraced بِلَوْحon the tablet of الخَدّthe cheek لامْthe letter lām
عَارِضَهُ خَطَّ بِلَوْح الخَدّ لامْ
My reproacher did not blame me for him until he saw
No one blamed him until he saw
his sideburn trace a lām on the tablet of his cheek.
His cheekbone has been marked with a beauty spot, blameworthy
أغْرَقَhe drowned انْسَانِيmy eye's pupil بِبَحْرِin the sea of مَدمعِيmy tears
أغْرَقَ انْسَانِي بِبَحْرِ مَدمعِي
يَاoh لَيْتَهُif only it لَوْif سَحَّpoured forth شَهْراًfor a month ثُمَّthen عَامْa year
يَا لَيْتَهُ لَوْ سَحَّ شَهْراً ثُمَّ عَامْ
He drowned my eye's pupil in the sea of my tears.
He drowned my humanity in a sea of my tears
Oh, if only it would pour for a month, then a year!
Oh, if only he had disappeared for a month, then for a year
يَبْخَلُhe is stingy بِالْوَصْلِwith union وَالسَّلاَمِand a greeting وَمَاand not
يَبْخَلُ بِالْوَصْلِ وَالسَّلاَمِ وَمَا
أرِيدُI desire إلاَّexcept وَصْلَهُunion with him وَالسَّلاَمْand that's all (literally, and peace)
أرِيدُ إلاَّ وَصْلَهُ وَالسَّلاَمْ
He withholds union and a greeting, and I do not
He is stingy in union and greeting, while I
desire anything but union with him—and that is all.
Want nothing but his union and greeting
Sol 6.1