قلsay لمنto whoever أنكرdenied وجديmy passion
قل لمن أنكر وجدي
بلطيفfor a delicate one القدthe stature أغيدsupple
بلطيف القد أغيد
Say to whoever denied my passion
Tell whoever denies my existence,
for a supple one of delicate stature:
With delicate waist I sing,
إنif يكنhe is هنديIndian أصلorigin
إن يكن هندي أصل
فهوthen he is منof وصفdescription المهندthe Indian-steel sword
فهو من وصف المهند
If he is Indian by origin,
If Indian is his origin,
then he has the qualities of an Indian-steel sword.
Then he is of the description of ebony,
وهوand he is حظيmy lot منfrom زمانيmy times
وهو حظي من زماني
فلهذاso for this reason صارbecame أسودblack
فلهذا صار أسود
And he is the lot my times have given me,
And he is my fortune in my time,
so that is why he turned black.
Thus he has become black.
Sol 6.1