لقدindeed فَتنتshe bewitched نَبتٌNabt فيin الظرفcharm والندَّىand generosity
لقد فَتنت نَبتٌ في الظرف والندَّى
بمقلةِwith the eye of رِيمٍa white gazelle فاترِlanguid الطرفِgaze أحورِdark-eyed, with bright whites
بمقلةِ رِيمٍ فاترِ الطرفِ أحورِ
Nabt has indeed bewitched with charm and generosity,
A sprig enchanted in a vase with dew
with the eye of a white gazelle, languid-gazed and dark-eyed,
Of languid eyelids and bashful glance obscure
وشدوٍand singing يَروقُdelights السامعينَthe listeners ويملأand fills الthe
وشدوٍ يَروقُ السامعينَ ويملأ ال
قلوبَhearts سروراًjoy مُونقٍdelightful مُتخيرِcarefully chosen
قلوبَ سروراً مُونقٍ مُتخيرِ
and with singing that delights the listeners and fills the
Whose singing fills with joy attentive ears
hearts with joy—delightful, carefully chosen singing.
And hearts with gentle, chosen bliss galore
فأصبحَso he became فيin فخّthe trap of الهوَىlove متقنّصاًensnared
فأصبحَ في فخّ الهوَى متقنّصاً
عزيزٌdear علىto إخوانهhis brethren ابنُson of المُدبّرِal-Mudabbir
عزيزٌ على إخوانه ابنُ المُدبّرِ
So he became ensnared in the trap of love—
Thus caught in passion’s snare made garmented
Ibn al-Mudabbir, dear to his brethren.
A jewel to brothers, planter’s treasure pure
ولمand did not تَدرِshe knew ماwhat يلقَىhe suffers بهاbecause of her ولوand if انّهاthat she
ولم تَدرِ ما يلقَى بها ولو انّها
دَرتshe knew روَّحتshe brought relief منfrom حَرّهِhis heat المُتَسعّرِblazing
دَرت روَّحت من حَرّهِ المُتَسعّرِ
She did not know what he suffered because of her; and had she
Unknowing what awaited her, though had she known,
known, she would have eased his blazing heat.
She would have fled his searing, raging lure
وذاand this man بهاwith her صَبٌّlovesick ونبتٌand Nabt خليّةٌfree of love
وذا بها صَبٌّ ونبتٌ خليّةٌ
ومشغولةٌand preoccupied عنهaway from him بوجهِwith the face of مُظفّرِMuzaffar
ومشغولةٌ عنه بوجهِ مُظفّرِ
And he is lovesick for her, while Nabt is heart-free,
While vines and leaves and blossoms her surround
and, heedless of him, absorbed in Muzaffar’s face.
Distracting her with many a conquest sure
ولوand if أَنصفتshe acted fairly نَبتٌNabt لماwould not عدَلتshe equated بهِwith him
ولو أَنصفت نَبتٌ لما عدَلت بهِ
سواهُanyone other than him وحازتand she gained حسنَbeauty of مرأىappearance ومَخبرِand inner character
سواهُ وحازت حسنَ مرأى ومَخبرِ
And had Nabt been fair, she would not have put on a par with him
If but the sprig were just it would esteem
anyone else, and would have gained beauty of appearance and character.
None other, claiming beauty seen and heard
Sol 6.1