مُقلَتيmy eye ضرَّجَتكِdyed you rose-red بِالتَّوريدwith rosy color
مُقلَتي ضرَّجَتكِ بِالتَّوريد
فَدعيso leave ليto me قَلبيmy heart وَمِنهاand from it اِستقيديexact retribution
فَدعي لي قَلبي وَمِنها اِستقيدي
My eye has dyed you rose-red.
My tears have stained you with longing
So leave my heart to me, and take your vengeance on my eye.
So leave my heart be and draw from them
هَذِهِthis العينُeye ذَنبهاits fault ماwhat ذكرناwe mentioned
هَذِهِ العينُ ذَنبها ما ذكرنا
أَيّwhat ذَنبٍfault لِقَلبيَfor my heart المَعمودِlove-stricken
أَيّ ذَنبٍ لِقَلبيَ المَعمودِ
This eye's fault is what we have mentioned;
This eye, we did not mention its sin
what guilt has my love-stricken heart?
What sin has my baptized heart committed?
لَوif تردتcloaked herself (reading uncertain) بحجةin the plea العَينof the eye ماذاwhat
لَو تردت بحجة العَين ماذا
لَمnot تُعاقبwas punished بِالدَّمعwith tears وَالتَّسهيدِand sleeplessness
لَم تُعاقب بِالدَّمع وَالتَّسهيدِ
If she cloaked herself in the eye's plea—what
If the eye were to argue its defense, what then?
was not punished with tears and sleeplessness?
Why punish it with tears and lamenting?
بلغattained الياسمينjasmine فيin القدرesteem أنthat قَدalready
بلغ الياسمين في القدر أن قَد
لفwas wrapped مِنfrom خَدِّهاher cheek بوردin roses نَضيدِneatly arrayed
لف مِن خَدِّها بورد نَضيدِ
Jasmine has attained such esteem that it has
The jasmine in the pot has reached
been wrapped in neatly arrayed roses from her cheek.
Its peak, wrapping its cheek in fragrant buds
كُلevery شَيءthing أَتوبI repent عَنهُof it وَلاand no تَوبةrepentance
كُل شَيء أَتوب عَنهُ وَلا تَوبة
ليfor me مِنfrom هَوىlove الحِسانbeautiful women الغيدِgraceful
لي مِن هَوى الحِسان الغيدِ
I repent of everything, yet there is no repentance
I repent everything except the love
for me from loving beautiful, graceful women.
I have for the beautiful, slender branched one
مِنwho? (read مَن) لعانٍfor a captive مِنهنّof theirs غَيرnot طَليقfreed
مِن لعانٍ مِنهنّ غَير طَليق
وَسَقيمٍand a sick man مِنهنَّbecause of them غَيرِnot معودِvisited
وَسَقيمٍ مِنهنَّ غَيرِ معودِ
Who will help a captive of theirs, never freed,
Of the cursed or the chronically ill one
and one sick because of them, never visited?
I am neither divorced nor accustomed
شَهدتbore witness أَدمُعيmy tears بِوَجديto my passion وزوand they belied (continues next line)
شَهدت أَدمُعي بِوَجدي وزو
رنcompletion of زوّرن: they belied لِسانيmy tongue إِذwhen خانَهُbetrayed it مَجلوديmy fortitude
رن لِساني إِذ خانَهُ مَجلودي
My tears bore witness to my passion and belied
My tears testified to my passion and pain
my tongue, when my fortitude betrayed it.
My tongue stammered though my will was resolute
أَيُّهاO you اللائِميwho reproach me عَلىfor الحُبِّlove مَهلاgently
أَيُّها اللائِمي عَلى الحُبِّ مَهلا
هَلare? تُلامblamed الحمامdoves فيfor التَّغريدِcooing
هَل تُلام الحمام في التَّغريدِ
You who reproach me for love, gently!
O you who blame love, wait
Are doves blamed for their cooing?
Can you blame the doves for their cooing?
Sol 6.1