ومُهَفْهَفٍand a slender youth بِيin me مِنfrom فتورِthe languor of جُفونِهِhis eyelids
ومُهَفْهَفٍ بِي مِن فتورِ جُفونِهِ
سُكرٌan intoxication يُقصِّرُfalls short عَنهُof it سُكرُthe intoxication of القَرقَفِwine
سُكرٌ يُقصِّرُ عَنهُ سُكرُ القَرقَفِ
And a slender youth—his languid eyelids fill me
with an intoxication that wine's intoxication cannot match.
أبداًalways أُواصِلُهI maintain ties with him ويَهجرُand he shuns عامداًdeliberately
أبداً أُواصِلُه ويَهجرُ عامداً
ومِنَand among العَنَاءِthe hardships وِدادُloving منone who لَمdid not يُنْصِفِact fairly
ومِنَ العَنَاءِ وِدادُ من لَم يُنْصِفِ
Ever I seek his company, while he deliberately shuns me;
and loving one who is unfair is a torment.
يَستعذبُfinds sweet القلبُthe heart العليلُailing عَذابَهits torment
يَستعذبُ القلبُ العليلُ عَذابَه
وَاهاًah! لَهfor him لوif only أنّهُthat he لمdid not يُسرِفِgo too far
وَاهاً لَه لو أنّهُ لم يُسرِفِ
The ailing heart finds its torment sweet.
Ah, for him—if only he did not go too far!
غَطّىveiled الجمالُbeauty علىover ذَميمِthe ugliness of فعالِهِhis deeds
غَطّى الجمالُ على ذَميمِ فعالِهِ
والموتُand death يَستُرهُconceals it صِقالُthe polish of المُرهَفِthe keen-edged sword
والموتُ يَستُرهُ صِقالُ المُرهَفِ
Beauty has veiled the ugliness of his deeds,
and death is hidden by a keen sword's polish.
Sol 6.1