قلتI said للقلبto the heart قدalready تلثمveiled his face حبيmy beloved
قلت للقلب قد تلثم حبي
فتحيلso devise a stratagem فيin الصبرpatience إنif كانis فنكyour art
فتحيل في الصبر إن كان فنك
I said to my heart, “My beloved has veiled his face;
So contrive to be patient, if that is your art.”
قالit said ليto me لمdid not يجزsucceed عليهagainst him احتيالٌa stratagem
قال لي لم يجز عليه احتيالٌ
كانwas هذاthis منfrom قبلbefore أنthat يتحنكhe binds his turban beneath his chin; also, grows shrewd
كان هذا من قبل أن يتحنك
It said to me, “No stratagem has worked on him;
That was so before he bound his turban beneath his chin.”