سلاهُforgot him منthe one who كانwas لهfor him عاشقاًa lover
سلاهُ من كان له عاشقاً
قبليbefore me لأجلbecause of العارضthe cheek-down الزائرِvisiting
قبلي لأجل العارض الزائرِ
He was forgotten by one who had loved him
Greetings to whoever had him as a lover
before me, because of the down visiting his cheeks.
Before me, for the sake of the fleeting glance
فقلتso I said لماwhen هامgrew mad with love قلبيmy heart بهwith him
فقلت لما هام قلبي به
كمhow much تركleft الأولُthe first للآخرِfor the last
كم ترك الأولُ للآخرِ
So I said, when my heart grew mad with love for him:
When my heart became enamored with him
“How much the first has left for the last!”
I asked, how much did the first leave for the last?