يَفديهماransoms them both أَخوينtwo brothers قَلبheart الواحدone person
يَفديهما أَخوين قَلب الواحد
وَيَقيهماand protects them both شرّharm الرَقيبthe watcher الحاسدthe envious one
وَيَقيهما شرّ الرَقيب الحاسد
Every man’s heart would ransom the two brothers,
One person's heart ransoms them both, two brothers,
and shield them both from the malice of the watchful envier.
And shields them from the harm of the envious watcher.
غُصنانtwo branches قَدindeed نَشأgrew بِرَوضin a garden ملاحةbeauty
غُصنان قَد نَشأ بِرَوض ملاحة
فَكَأَنَّماso, as though سَقياthey were both watered بِماءwith water واحدthe same
فَكَأَنَّما سَقيا بِماء واحد
Two boughs that have sprung up in a garden of beauty,
Two branches have grown in a garden of beauty,
as though they had been watered with the selfsame water.
As though both were watered with the same water.
ماnever رُحتI went أَشكوI complain مَنfrom أَخa brother صلةgift الضَناlovesick wasting
ما رُحت أَشكو مَن أَخ صلة الضَنا
إِلّاexcept وَكانَand was أَخوهُhis brother مِنهاbecause of it عائِديmy visitor in illness
إِلّا وَكانَ أَخوهُ مِنها عائِدي
Never did I complain of a wasting attachment to one brother
Never did I go to complain of one brother's gift of lovesickness,
but that his brother came to visit me in my illness from it.
Without his brother coming to visit me because of it.
