لِجَّتpersisted obstinately فُطَيمَةُFutayma مِنكَfrom you فيin هَجرِestrangement
لِجَّت فُطَيمَةُ مِنكَ في هَجرِ
غَدراًtreacherously وَهُنَّand they (women) صَواحِبُcompanions of الغَدرِtreachery
غَدراً وَهُنَّ صَواحِبُ الغَدرِ
Futayma persisted in shunning you,
Fatima is hurt by your abandonment
treacherously—and women are companions of treachery—
Treacherously, though the treacherous wound
مِنfrom بَعدِafter ماthat أَعطَتكَshe gave you مَوثِقَهاher solemn pledge
مِن بَعدِ ما أَعطَتكَ مَوثِقَها
أَنthat لاnot تَخونَكَshe betrays you آخِرَthe end of الدَهرِtime
أَن لا تَخونَكَ آخِرَ الدَهرِ
after she had given you her solemn pledge
After she gave you her pledge
not to betray you till the end of time.
Never to betray you till the end of time
مَكِّيَّةٌa Meccan woman كَالريمِlike a white gazelle عُلِّقهاwas made enamored of her
مَكِّيَّةٌ كَالريمِ عُلِّقها
قَلبيmy heart فَضاقَso grew tight بِحُبِّهاwith love for her صَدريmy breast
قَلبي فَضاقَ بِحُبِّها صَدري
A Meccan woman, like a white gazelle, captivated
A Mekkan beauty that ensnares
my heart, and my breast grew tight with love for her.
My heart is too narrow for her love
وَكَأَنَّنيand as though I أُسقىI am given to drink إِذاwhen ذُكِرَتshe is mentioned
وَكَأَنَّني أُسقى إِذا ذُكِرَت
صَفوَthe purest of المُدامِwine عَلىto the accompaniment of رُقىincantations of السَحرِmagic
صَفوَ المُدامِ عَلى رُقى السَحرِ
And whenever she is mentioned, it is as though I am given to drink
It's as if I'm given to drink when she's recalled
the purest wine, to the accompaniment of magic spells.
The purest wine at the fall of night
Sol 6.1