شَبيهةَO you who resemble حبّاتِthe cores of القُلوبِthe hearts لكyours الهَوىlove
شَبيهةَ حبّاتِ القُلوبِ لك الهَوى
وهلand is there لفؤادٍfor a heart عنapart from سُويدائِهِits dark core صَبرُendurance
وهل لفؤادٍ عن سُويدائِهِ صَبرُ
O you who resemble the hearts' cores, love is yours.
Your love is like beads of hearts
And can a heart endure being parted from its dark core?
And what patience does a heart have apart from its beloved
علىupon نَحْرِكِyour throat الدّاجِيdark زهَاshone الدُّرُّthe pearls مثلماjust as
على نَحْرِكِ الدّاجِي زهَا الدُّرُّ مثلما
زَهَتْshone فيin دياجيthe darkness of اللّيلthe night أنجمُهُits stars الزُّهْرُbright
زَهَتْ في دياجي اللّيل أنجمُهُ الزُّهْرُ
Upon your dark throat the pearls shone, just as
On your delicate neck the pearls shine
The night's bright stars shone in its deep darkness.
As the stars shone brightly in my nights
لأَنتِindeed you شَبابٌyouth ماnot يَشينُmars سوادَهits blackness
لأَنتِ شَبابٌ ما يَشينُ سوادَه
بياضُthe whiteness of مشيبٍgray hair والشّبابُand youth هوit العمْرُlife
بياضُ مشيبٍ والشّبابُ هو العمْرُ
You are indeed youth, whose blackness is not marred
For you are youth that no grey hair stains
By the whiteness of gray hair—and youth is life.
White hair of old age while youth is life
لقدindeed أكثرَsaid much اللُّوَّامُthe reproachers فِيكِabout you وجهلُهمand their ignorance
لقد أكثرَ اللُّوَّامُ فِيكِ وجهلُهم
إذاwhen عنّفونِيthey rebuked me فيfor هواكِlove for you هوit العُذْرُthe excuse
إذا عنّفونِي في هواكِ هو العُذْرُ
The reproachers have indeed said much about you, and their ignorance,
The blamers have excessively blamed me about you
When they rebuke me for loving you, is their excuse.
If they reproach me for loving you, it's an excuse
Sol 6.1