أَجرَىmade flow الحَيَاthe rain ماءًwater
أَجرَى الحَيَا ماءً
وأنبَتَand made grow فيهin it ليfor me آساًmyrtle ووَردَاand roses
وأنبَتَ فيه لي آساً ووَردَا
The rain set water flowing,
and made myrtle and roses grow in it for me.
مُتَحَرِّمٌkeeping himself aloof أبداًforever إذاwhenever
مُتَحَرِّمٌ أبداً إذا
استعطفتهI sought his tenderness بالعَتبِwith reproach صَدَّاhe turned away
استعطفته بالعَتبِ صَدَّا
Forever aloof—whenever
I sought his tenderness with reproach, he turned away.
وأَرَىand I see ضلاليmy straying فيin هواهُlove for him
وأَرَى ضلالي في هواهُ
هُدًىguidance وغَيِّيand my error فيهِconcerning him رُشدَاright judgment
هُدًى وغَيِّي فيهِ رُشدَا
And I see my straying in love for him
as guidance, and my error concerning him as right judgment.
متباهِياًvaunting himself بالحُسنin beauty ماnot
متباهِياً بالحُسن ما
أَنصفتُهُI treated him fairly إلاّexcept تَعَدَّاhe transgressed
أَنصفتُهُ إلاّ تَعَدَّا
He vaunts his beauty; never
have I treated him fairly without his overstepping.
لوif كانَيُنصِفُhe were fair لمnot يكنhe would be
لو كانَيُنصِفُ لم يكن
بغرائبِwith the marvels of الحُسنِbeauty استَبَدَّاhe monopolized
بغرائبِ الحُسنِ استَبَدَّا
Were he fair, he would not have
monopolized the marvels of beauty,
أنto يُوَحَّدَbe deemed unique أوor يُوَدَّاbe loved
أن يُوَحَّدَ أو يُوَدَّا
to be held peerless or to be loved.
Sol 6.1