ياO مَنone whom أُفاخِرI boast فيin مَحَبَّتِهِloving him وَمنand whom
يا مَن أُفاخِر في مَحَبَّتِهِ وَمن
أَصبوI yearn اِذاwhen ذَكرis mentioned اِسمُهhis name فيin مَجلسa gathering
أَصبو اِذا ذَكر اِسمُه في مَجلس
O one whom I am proud to love, and for whom
I yearn when his name is mentioned in a gathering.
الوَردthe rose لَوفىeven if on الخَدthe cheek صاحِبpossessor of شَوكَةa thorn
الوَرد لَوفى الخَد صاحِب شَوكَة
فَلَمso why اِرتَضىhas it consented بعلوto the loftiness of قَدرthe rank of النَرجِسthe narcissus
فَلَم اِرتَضى بعلو قَدر النَرجِس
The rose, even on the cheek, is armed with a thorn;
why, then, has it accepted the narcissus's exalted rank?
ماwhat بالis the matter with سَهمthe arrow of اللَحظthe glance حلhas lodged بِمُهجَتيin my heart
ما بال سَهم اللَحظ حل بِمُهجَتي
أَواهalas منfor أَفعالthe deeds of هاتيكَthose القَسيthe bows
أَواه من أَفعال هاتيكَ القَسي
Why has the glance's arrow lodged in my heart?
Alas for what those bows have done!
يَسطوhe assails وَلاand does not يَخشىfear مَلامَةthe reproach of لائِمa reproacher
يَسطو وَلا يَخشى مَلامَة لائِم
وَيَجورand he oppresses وَهوwhile he is محكمvested with authority فيover الاِنفسsouls
وَيَجور وَهو محكم في الاِنفس
He assails and fears no reproacher's blame,
And he oppresses, while holding sway over souls.
فَفُؤادهfor his heart كَالصَلدِlike hard rock اِلّاexcept أَنَّهُthat he
فَفُؤاده كَالصَلدِ اِلّا أَنَّهُ
تَزهوbloom مَحاسِنَهُhis charms بِروضin a garden of السُندُسfine silk
تَزهو مَحاسِنَهُ بِروض السُندُس
For his heart is like hard rock, save that
his charms bloom in a garden of fine silk.
Translation model: Sol 6.1