عِزَّةُmight الحُبِّlove أَرَتهُshowed him ذِلَّتيmy abasement
عِزَّةُ الحُبِّ أَرَتهُ ذِلَّتي
فيin هَواهُlove for him وَلَهُand he has وَجهٌa face حَسَنhandsome
في هَواهُ وَلَهُ وَجهٌ حَسَن
Love's might showed him my abasement
In my love for him—and he has a handsome face.
وَلِهَذاand for this reason صِرتُI became مَملوكاًa slave لَهُto him
وَلِهَذا صِرتُ مَملوكاً لَهُ
وَلِهَذاand for this reason شاعَbecame widely known ماwhat بيafflicts me وَعَلَنand became public
وَلِهَذا شاعَ ما بي وَعَلَن
And so I became his slave,
And so my plight spread abroad and came to light.
Translation model: Sol 6.1