وأغيدand a graceful youth فيهin him عُذرan excuse مُصطبرone striving to remain patient
وأغيد فيه عُذر مُصطبر
أصبحتُI have become منfrom وجدهlonging for him علىin خطرdanger
أصبحتُ من وجده على خطر
And a graceful youth, in whom the steadfast finds an excuse:
My longing for him has brought me into peril.
هوhe ابنaged عشرten وأربعand four كملتare complete
هو ابن عشر وأربع كملت
وهكذاand likewise البدرُthe full moon أوسطat the middle of الشّهرthe month
وهكذا البدرُ أوسط الشّهر
He is fully fourteen years of age;
And so is the full moon at mid-month.
قالsaid العذُولُthe reproacher ترىyou see غلائلهُhis tunics
قال العذُولُ ترى غلائلهُ
بهاin them بلىwear قلتُI said غيرwithout منتظرwaiting
بها بلى قلتُ غير منتظر
The reproacher said, “You see his tunics—
They show wear.” I replied without delay:
لاdo not تعجبواmarvel منat بلىwear غلالتهhis tunic
لا تعجبوا من بلى غلالته
قدindeed زرّhe fastened أزرارهhis buttons علىover القمرthe moon
قد زرّ أزراره على القمر
“Do not marvel at the wear of his tunic:
He has fastened his buttons over the moon.”