منيتI was afflicted بمنwith one who إذاwhenever منيتI was given hope أفضتled
منيت بمن إذا منيت أفضت
منايmy hopes إلىto بنفسجviolet عارضيهِhis two cheeks
مناي إلى بنفسج عارضيهِ
I was afflicted with one; whenever I was given hope,
My hopes led me to the violet of his cheeks.
وفاضتand overflowed رحمةout of pity ليfor me حينwhen ولىhe turned away
وفاضت رحمة لي حين ولى
مدامعtears كاتبيmy two scribes وكاتبيهand his two scribes
مدامع كاتبي وكاتبيه
And, in pity for me, when he turned away, there overflowed
The tears of my two scribes and his two.