لَهاhe amused himself وَأَعارَنيand lent me وَلَهاlovesick anguish
لَها وَأَعارَني وَلَها
وَأَبصَرَand saw ذِلَّتيmy abasement فَزَهاso he grew proud
وَأَبصَرَ ذِلَّتي فَزَها
He dallied, and lent me infatuation;
He amused himself and lent me lovesick anguish;
he saw my abasement and grew proud.
And saw my abasement, so he grew proud.
لَهُhe has وَجهٌa face يَعَزُّhe is exalted بِهِthrough it
لَهُ وَجهٌ يَعَزُّ بِهِ
وَليand I have حُرَقٌburning pangs أَذَلُّI am humbled بِهاthrough them
وَلي حُرَقٌ أَذَلُّ بِها
He has a face by which he is exalted;
He has a face through which he is exalted;
I have burning pangs by which I am brought low.
And I have burning pangs through which I am humbled.
دَقيقُdelicate مَحاسِنٍcharms وُصِلَتwere joined
دَقيقُ مَحاسِنٍ وُصِلَت
مَحاسِنُthe charms of وَجنَتَيهِhis two cheeks بِهاto them
مَحاسِنُ وَجنَتَيهِ بِها
A subtle grace, through which were joined
Delicate are his charms, to which were joined
the beauties of his two cheeks.
The charms of his two cheeks.
أُلاحِظُI glance at حُسنَthe beauty of وَجنَتِهِhis cheek
أُلاحِظُ حُسنَ وَجنَتِهِ
فَتَجرَحُنيso it wounds me وَأَجرَحُهاand I wound it
فَتَجرَحُني وَأَجرَحُها
I gaze upon the beauty of his cheek,
I glance at the beauty of his cheek;
and it wounds me, while I wound it.
So it wounds me, and I wound it.
