وأعرضتand she turned away إذاwhen رأتshe saw فيin عارضيmy beard درراًpearls
وأعرضت إذا رأت في عارضي درراً
منظومةstrung together معهاwith them الاحزانthe sorrows تنتظمُare strung together
منظومة معها الاحزان تنتظمُ
And she turned away when she saw pearls in my beard,
When she saw gems in my cheeks,
Strung together, with sorrows strung alongside them.
She strung sorrows with them in verse.
وللصبابةand for passionate longing قومpeople لاnot يسرهمpleases them
وللصبابة قوم لا يسرهم
أنto يلبسواthey wear الوشيthe brocade إلاunless تحتهbeneath it سقمsickness
أن يلبسوا الوشي إلا تحته سقم
And longing has devotees who take no joy
The youth have folk who don't rejoice
In wearing brocade unless sickness lies beneath it.
In wearing fine clothes, unless in illness.
أشتاقI yearn for أهليmy kin لظبيbecause of a gazelle بينamong أرحلهمtheir dwellings
أشتاق أهلي لظبي بين أرحلهم
والحبand love يوصلunites إذwhen لاnot توصلunites الرحمkinship
والحب يوصل إذ لا توصل الرحم
I yearn for my kin because of a gazelle among their dwellings,
My family yearns for me, a gazelle between flocks,
And love unites when kinship does not.
Love connects when kinship fails to connect.