لقدindeed أسمعتهاI made her hear سحرthe magic of المعانيmeanings
لقد أسمعتها سحر المعاني
وصغتand I fashioned لهاfor her جمانthe pearls of الشعرpoetry نظماinto verse
وصغت لها جمان الشعر نظما
Indeed, I let her hear the magic of meanings,
And fashioned poetry’s pearls into verse for her.
فكانso it was جزايmy reward أنthat فتكتshe struck fatally بقلبيat my heart
فكان جزاي أن فتكت بقلبي
بسيفwith the sword of الصدrejection عدواناًin aggression وظلماand injustice
بسيف الصد عدواناً وظلما
So my reward was that she struck my heart a fatal blow
With the sword of rejection, in aggression and injustice.