عشقتI fell in love with شيخاًan old man بديعwondrous حسنٍbeauty
عشقت شيخاً بديع حسنٍ
لامreproached علىfor حبهِlove for him العذولthe faultfinder
لام على حبهِ العذول
I fell in love with an old man of wondrous beauty.
I loved a sheikh of wondrous beauty
The faultfinder reproached me for loving him.
Blame me not for my hopeless love
كأنas though ياقوتrubies وجنتيهhis two cheeks
كأن ياقوت وجنتيه
للشيبfor gray hair فيهاin them حبالstrings لولوpearls
للشيب فيها حبال لولو
As though the rubies of his cheeks
As though his cheeks were ruby red
bore gray hair in strings of pearls.
His hair like strings of pearls abound
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