وَإِنّيand indeed I لأُغضيI do lower الطَّرفَthe gaze عنكِaway from you جَلالَةًout of reverence
وَإِنّي لأُغضي الطَّرفَ عنكِ جَلالَةً
وَخَوفاًand out of fear عَلىfor خَدَّيكِyour two cheeks مِنfrom لَحظاتيmy glances
وَخَوفاً عَلى خَدَّيكِ مِن لَحظاتي
And indeed I avert my gaze from you in reverence,
And for fear my glances might harm your cheeks.
وَلَوand if أَنَّنيthat I أهملتُI let loose عَينيmy eye بِأَنso that تَرىit sees
وَلَو أَنَّني أهملتُ عَيني بِأَن تَرى
سَناكyour radiance لَحالَتwould surely intervene دونَهاin its way عَبراتيmy tears
سَناك لَحالَت دونَها عَبراتي
And were I to let my eye behold
Your radiance, my tears would stand in its way.
رَأَيتُI regarded وشاةَthe talebearers of الكاشحينthe ill-wishers أَباعداًoutsiders
رَأَيتُ وشاةَ الكاشحين أَباعداً
وَلَكنَّand yet دَمعيmy tears مِنamong عَديدthe number of وشاتيmy talebearers
وَلَكنَّ دَمعي مِن عَديد وشاتي
I regarded the ill-wishers' talebearers as outsiders,
Yet my tears are numbered among my own talebearers.
زعمتِyou claimed بِأَنيthat I حُلتُI turned away عَنكfrom you وَلَمand not أَكُنI was
زعمتِ بِأَني حُلتُ عَنك وَلَم أَكُن
أُعَنّيكِI trouble you فيin بَثِّيmy anguish وَفيand in حَسَراتيmy regrets
أُعَنّيكِ في بَثِّي وَفي حَسَراتي
You claimed that I had turned away from you and was not
Troubling you with my anguish and my regrets.
وَهَلand am...? أَناI إِلاanything but طالبٌone seeking لمنيتيfor my death
وَهَل أَنا إِلا طالبٌ لمنيتي
إِذاif حلتُI turn away عَمنfrom the one who فيin يَديهِhis two hands وفاتيmy death
إِذا حلتُ عَمن في يَديهِ وفاتي
And am I anything but one seeking my death,
If I turn away from the one in whose hands my death lies?
Sol 6.1