أَعدَدتِyou prepared ليfor me عَتباًreproach بِحُبِّكُمُfor loving you
أَعدَدتِ لي عَتباً بِحُبِّكُمُ
ياO عَبدَʿAbd طالَhas lasted long بِحُبِّكُمfor loving you عَتبيmy reproach
يا عَبدَ طالَ بِحُبِّكُم عَتبي
You have prepared reproach for me because I love you.
You have prepared reproaches for me with your love,
O ʿAbd, my reproach over loving you has lasted long.
O you whose love has prolonged my reproaches!
وَلَقَدand indeed تَعَرَّضَappeared ليto me خَيالُكُمُyour phantom
وَلَقَد تَعَرَّضَ لي خَيالُكُمُ
فيin القِرطِthe earring وَالخِلخالِand the anklet وَالقُلبِand the bracelet
في القِرطِ وَالخِلخالِ وَالقُلبِ
And indeed your phantom appeared to me,
Your apparitions have indeed accosted me
Wearing an earring, an anklet, and a bracelet.
In earrings, anklets, and heart.
فَشَرِبتُso I drank غَيرَnot مُباشِرٍcommitting حَرَجاa sin
فَشَرِبتُ غَيرَ مُباشِرٍ حَرَجا
بِرُضابِof saliva أَشنَبَfresh and sweet بارِدٍcool عَذبِsweet
بِرُضابِ أَشنَبَ بارِدٍ عَذبِ
So I drank, without committing any sin,
So I have drunk, without directly touching, distress
Of fresh, cool, sweet saliva.
From a chalice of cool, sweet wine.