قضيتُI spent ببلدةِin the town of المختارthe Chosen One عاماًa year
قضيتُ ببلدةِ المختار عاماً
أُراهُI see it بنكتةِthrough a subtlety of التعبيرinterpretation رؤياa dream
أُراهُ بنكتةِ التعبير رؤيا
I spent a year in the city of the Chosen One—
I spent a year in the town of the Chosen One.
by a witty turn of phrase, I deem it a “public opinion.”
I see it, through a subtle turn of interpretation, as a dream.
سكرتُI grew drunk بحبِّwith love for ساكنهاits dweller وإنيand indeed I
سكرتُ بحبِّ ساكنها وإني
أموتُI die علىfor محبَّتِهِlove of him وأحياand I live
أموتُ على محبَّتِهِ وأحيا
I grew drunk with love for the one who dwells there; indeed,
I grew drunk with love for its dweller, and indeed I
for love of him I die—and live.
die for love of him, and live.