قيلit was said لاdo not تنظرتgaze لوجهat a face مليحlovely
قيل لا تنظرت لوجه مليح
أنthat هذاthis مبددsquandering الحسناتgood deeds
أن هذا مبدد الحسنات
I was told: Do not gaze at a lovely face,
It was said, "Do not gaze upon a beautiful face,
for this squanders good deeds.
For this will scatter your virtues."
قلتI said هذاthis الجمالbeauty لماwhen تبدىappeared
قلت هذا الجمال لما تبدى
أشغلdistracted الكاتبينthe two scribes عنfrom سيئاتيmy sins
أشغل الكاتبين عن سيئاتي
I said: This beauty, when it appeared,
I said, "When this beauty appears,
distracted the two scribes from my sins.
It occupies the writers from recording my misdeeds."
Sol 6.1