للهto God درexcellence (literally, milk yield) الخالديّal-Khālidi
لله در الخالديّ
الأوحدthe peerless one النّدبthe gallant, generous one الخطيرthe eminent one
الأوحد النّدب الخطير
How admirable is al-Khālidi,
For God’s sake leave the immortal one alone
the peerless, gallant, eminent one!
The uniquely slender, the dangerously slim
أهدىgave as a gift لماءto the water المزنthe rainclouds عنat (first part of عند)
أهدى لماء المزن عن
دcompletion of عند (at) جمودهits freezing نارfire السعيرthe inferno
د جموده نار السعير
He gave the water of rainclouds, at
His water from Muzn relieved him
its freezing, the fire of the inferno.
Of his frigidity, the inferno’s fire
حتىuntil إذاwhen صدرwent forth العناthe jujubes (first part of العناب)
حتى إذا صدر العنا
بcompletion of العناب (jujubes) اليهto him عنout of حنقanger الصدورthe breasts; hearts
ب اليه عن حنق الصدور
Until, when the jujubes went forth
Until he exhaled from his breast
to him out of the anger in hearts,
His rancor contained within his chest
بعثتI sent اليهto him بعذرهwith his excuse
بعثت اليه بعذره
منخاطريfrom my mind ابديI express السرورjoy
منخاطري ابدي السرور
I sent him his defense,
I sent him my excuse
from my mind, expressing joy:
From my heart, eternal is its joy
لاdo not تعذلوهreproach him فإنهfor indeed he
لا تعذلوه فإنه
أهدىgave as a gift الخدودthe cheeks إلىto الثغورthe mouths
أهدى الخدود إلى الثغور
Do not reproach him, for indeed he
Do not blame him, for he
gave cheeks as gifts to mouths.
Offered his cheeks to peril
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