منfrom ذكرremembering سلمىSalma وهيwhile she بوينat Wayn سلوانSalwan
من ذكر سلمى وهي بوين سلوان
عنfrom الغوانيthe beautiful women سلوتI forgot أيwhat سلوانforgetting
عن الغواني سلوت أي سلوان
From remembering Salma, while she is at Wayn Salwan,
I forgot the fair women—forgot them utterly.
ولاnor وحقand by the sanctity of محيّاهاher face المليحthe lovely فماso not
ولا وحق محيّاها المليح فما
صغيتI listened بعدafter حديثهاher words لإنسانto anyone
صغيت بعد حديثها لإنسان
No—by her lovely face—I have not
listened to anyone since hearing her speak.
ولاnor دريتI paid heed لشيءto anything لاno ولاnor اكتحلتbecame kohl-lined
ولا دريت لشيء لا ولا اكتحلت
بعديهاafter her تارةonce بالنومwith sleep أجفانeyelids
بعديها تارة بالنوم أجفان
Nor have I heeded anything—no—nor have
eyelids ever been lined with the kohl of sleep since she left.
ولاnor اشتغلتI busied myself بحسنwith beauty بعدafter غربتهاher absence
ولا اشتغلت بحسن بعد غربتها
ولاnor جعلتI made سواهاanyone besides her فيin الهوىlove ثانa second
ولا جعلت سواها في الهوى ثان
Nor have I busied myself with beauty since she went away,
nor taken anyone besides her as a second beloved.
فمنso whoever يريدwishes لإظهارto reveal هواهاlove for her فعنthen about
فمن يريد لإظهار هواها فعن
رسيسthe hidden core سرّيmy secret فقدso may ينبيهinform him إعلانan avowal
رسيس سرّي فقد ينبيه إعلان
So whoever wishes love for her revealed—of
my secret's hidden core, an avowal may inform him.