بيin me غزالٌa gazelle لماwhen أطعتI obeyed هواهُhis desire
بي غزالٌ لما أطعت هواهُ
أخذhe seized القلبthe heart والتصبرand self-restraint غصباby force
أخذ القلب والتصبر غصبا
I am smitten with a gazelle; when I obeyed his desire,
A gazelle possessed me when I obeyed its love,
He seized my heart and my self-restraint by force.
It seized my heart and patience by force,
ماnot أفاقsobered up العذولthe reproacher منfrom سكرةintoxication العذthe reproach (word continues)
ما أفاق العذول من سكرة العذ
لcompletion of 'reproach' عليهover him حتىuntil غداbecame فيهwith him صباpassionately in love
ل عليه حتى غدا فيه صبا
The reproacher did not sober up from the intoxication of reproach
The love-sick lad did not recover from intoxication,
Over him until he became passionately in love with him.
Until he became immersed in it at dawn.