لمdid not يَبدُappear; possibly intended as reveal ماwhat قَدalready بداappeared لىto me الصوتُthe voice والصيتُand renown
لم يَبدُ ما قَد بدا لى الصوتُ والصيتُ
واللهوand merrymaking فيin موضعa place ماnot فيهin it جِلِّيتُJillit
واللهو في موضع ما فيه جِلِّيتُ
Voice and renown have not revealed what has appeared to me,
The sound and fame that appeared to me did not begin
Nor has merrymaking in a place without Jillit.
And frivolity in a place where my seriousness was not
وكًلَّand every مَنperson who كانَwas مفتوناinfatuated بزوجتهwith his wife
وكًلَّ مَن كانَ مفتونا بزوجته
مَضمُونَguaranteed إنif تَلقَهُshe meets him جِلِّتُJillit تَخِليتُabandonment (probable dialectal meaning)
مَضمُونَ إن تَلقَهُ جِلِّتُ تَخِليتُ
And anyone infatuated with his wife
And whoever was infatuated with his wife
Is sure to leave her if Jillit meets him.
I guaranteed if I met his wife I would leave her