وَقَفتُI fixed عَلىon صَبابَتِهِhis ardent longing ظُنونيmy conjectures
وَقَفتُ عَلى صَبابَتِهِ ظُنوني
وَلَكِنbut بِعتُهُI sold him بِالدونِfor a pittance دينيmy faith
وَلَكِن بِعتُهُ بِالدونِ ديني
I fixed my conjectures on his ardent longing,
I stood upon its dew, my own conjectures,
but I sold him my faith for a pittance.
But sold it for less than it was worth, my faith.