فاءَhas returned لَكَto you الحِلمُgood sense فَاِلهَso turn away عَنfrom رَشَإٍa young gazelle
فاءَ لَكَ الحِلمُ فَاِلهَ عَن رَشَإٍ
خالَطَmingled with مِنهُof his عَرفُthe fragrance المُدامَةِof wine فاa mouth
خالَطَ مِنهُ عَرفُ المُدامَةِ فا
Your good sense has returned; so turn away from a young gazelle
whose mouth is suffused with the fragrance of wine.
وَاِبكِand weep عَلىfor طائِرٍa bird رَماهُhe struck it فَتىًa youth
وَاِبكِ عَلى طائِرٍ رَماهُ فَتىً
لاهٍheedless فَأوهىand injured بِفِهرِهِwith his stone الكَتِفاthe shoulder
لاهٍ فَأوهى بِفِهرِهِ الكَتِفا
And weep for a bird that a youth struck
heedlessly, injuring its shoulder with his stone,
أَوor صادَفَتهُencountered it حِبالَةٌa snare نُصِبَتwas set
أَو صادَفَتهُ حِبالَةٌ نُصِبَت
فَظَلَّand it remained فيهاin it كَأَنَّماas though كُتِفاit was pinioned
فَظَلَّ فيها كَأَنَّما كُتِفا
or that encountered a snare that had been set
and remained within it, as though pinioned.
بَكَّرَit set out early يَبغيseeking المَعاشَsustenance مُجتَهِداًdiligently
بَكَّرَ يَبغي المَعاشَ مُجتَهِداً
فَقُصَّthen it was clipped عِندَat الشُروقِsunrise أَوor نُتِفاit was plucked
فَقُصَّ عِندَ الشُروقِ أَو نُتِفا
It set out early, diligently seeking sustenance,
then at sunrise was clipped or plucked,
كَأَنَّهُas though it فيin الحَياةِlife ماnever فَرَعَit climbed الthe
كَأَنَّهُ في الحَياةِ ما فَرَعَ ال
غِصنَbranch فَغَنّىthen it sang عَلَيهِupon it أَوor هَتَفاit called out
غِصنَ فَغَنّى عَلَيهِ أَو هَتَفا
as though in life it had never climbed the
branch and sung upon it or called out.