بَرْقُlightning الحِمَىthe protected domain أَنْتَyou الَّذِيthe one who
بَرْقُ الحِمَى أَنْتَ الَّذِي
أَذْكَيْتَyou kindled عَنْبَرَهُits ambergris الشَّذِيfragrant
أَذْكَيْتَ عَنْبَرَهُ الشَّذِي
Lightning of the sanctuary, you are the one
Who kindled its fragrant ambergris.
وَأَخَذْتَand you took فِيin شِبْهِthe likeness of الُّغُورِthe teeth (probable intended reading)
وَأَخَذْتَ فِي شِبْهِ الُّغُورِ
الغُرِّgleaming white أَحْسنَthe finest مَأْخَذِmanner
الغُرِّ أَحْسنَ مَأْخَذِ
And you took on the likeness of the [teeth],
Gleaming white, in the fairest fashion.
مَنْwho لِيfor me بِنُوقِwith the she-camels of العَامِرِيَّةِthe ʿĀmirī woman
مَنْ لِي بِنُوقِ العَامِرِيَّةِ
لَوْif only بِخَدِّيwith my cheek تَحْتَذِيthey would shoe themselves
لَوْ بِخَدِّي تَحْتَذِي
Who will bring me the ʿĀmirī woman's she-camels?
If only they would wear my cheek as sandals!
يَاO سَهْمَarrow مُقْلِتَهَاher eye إِلَىtoward
يَا سَهْمَ مُقْلِتَهَا إِلَى
قَلْبِيmy heart وُصُولُكَyour arrival فَانْفُذِso pierce through
قَلْبِي وُصُولُكَ فَانْفُذِ
O arrow of her eye, toward
My heart you come—so pierce through!
مَنْwho مُنْقِذِيmy rescuer كَلاَّno indeed غَلِطْتُI was mistaken
مَنْ مُنْقِذِي كَلاَّ غَلِطْتُ
وَمِنْكand from you اطلبُI seek مُنْقِذِيmy rescuer
وَمِنْك اطلبُ مُنْقِذِي
Who is my rescuer? No, I was mistaken.
And from you I seek my rescuer.
أَبَداًforever بِوِسُوَاسٍwith inward whisperings عَلَيْكَconcerning you
أَبَداً بِوِسُوَاسٍ عَلَيْكَ
مِنَfrom العَذُولِthe reproacher تَعَوُّذِيmy seeking refuge
مِنَ العَذُولِ تَعَوُّذِي
Forever, in whispered thoughts of you,
I seek refuge from the reproacher.
Translation model: Sol 6.1