وَبِكفِّهِand in his palm باديshowing النحولِthinness كَأَنَّهُas though it were
وَبِكفِّهِ بادي النحولِ كَأَنَّهُ
صبٌّa lovesick lover يُخاطِبُspeaks بِالدُّموعwith tears الهُمَّلِfreely flowing
صبٌّ يُخاطِبُ بِالدُّموع الهُمَّلِ
And in his palm, visibly thin, it resembles
With his thin hand like a youth complaining
a lovesick lover speaking with streaming tears.
With tears to the cares that made him lean
صَبٌّa lovesick lover تواصِلُهُunite with him المَعانيmeanings بَعدَafter أَنthat
صَبٌّ تواصِلُهُ المَعاني بَعدَ أَن
يبكيhe weeps لَهاfor them كَبُكاءِlike the weeping of مَنone who لَمdid not يُوصَلِreceive union
يبكي لَها كَبُكاءِ مَن لَم يُوصَلِ
A lovesick lover with whom meanings unite after
A youth whom meanings after complainings sustain
he weeps for them like one denied union.
As one weeps that was ne'er with his love seen
وَكَأَنَّهُand as though it were بِمدادِهِwith its ink مُتَدرِّعٌclad in armor
وَكَأَنَّهُ بِمدادِهِ مُتَدرِّعٌ
درعاًa coat of armor وَللأَسطارand for the written lines قائِدُcommander of جَحفَلِa large army
درعاً وَللأَسطار قائِدُ جَحفَلِ
And with its ink, it seems to have donned
And as if with his ink he clad every line
armor, and to command an army of written lines.
In double coat of mail against design
Sol 6.1