جاءَنيcame to me عاذِليmy reproacher بِوَجهٍwith a face مُشيحِturned away
جاءَني عاذِلي بِوَجهٍ مُشيحِ
لامَhe blamed فيfor حُبِّlove of ذاتِa woman with وَجهٍa face مَليحِlovely
لامَ في حُبِّ ذاتِ وَجهٍ مَليحِ
My reproacher came to me with his face turned away.
My blamer came to me with a frowning face
He blamed me for loving a woman with a lovely face.
Blaming me for loving a beautiful face
قُلتُI said وَاللَهِby God لاَأَطعتُكَI will not obey you فيماconcerning what
قُلتُ وَاللَهِ لاَأَطعتُكَ فيما
هِيَshe روحيmy soul فَكَيفَso how أَترُكُI forsake روحيmy soul
هِيَ روحي فَكَيفَ أَترُكُ روحي
I said: By God, I will not obey you concerning her—
I said, by God, I will not obey you in what
She is my soul; how can I forsake my soul?
Is my soul, so how can I leave my soul?
ظَبيَةٌa female gazelle تَسكُنُdwells in القِبابَthe pavilions وَتَرعىand grazes
ظَبيَةٌ تَسكُنُ القِبابَ وَتَرعى
مَرتَعاًa pasture خَيرَthe finest ذيwith أَراكٍarak وَشيحِand wormwood
مَرتَعاً خَيرَ ذي أَراكٍ وَشيحِ
A gazelle who dwells in pavilions and grazes
A gazelle living in the hills and grazing
In a pasture—the finest with arak and wormwood.
In the best pasture with bushes and plants
Sol 6.1