نامَتshe slept وَقَدand already لَعِبَplayed الشَرابُthe wine بِعَطفِهاwith her flank
نامَت وَقَد لَعِبَ الشَرابُ بِعَطفِها
لَعِبَplayed الغَرامُpassion بِعَقلٍwith the mind مِنone who فيهاfor her هَلكُperished
لَعِبَ الغَرامُ بِعَقلٍ مِن فيها هَلكُ
She slept, and wine had played with her flank.
Passion played with the mind of one who perished for her.
وَأَرَدتَand you wished الثَمُهاto kiss her فَداَرَتthen she turned وَاِستَوَتand sat upright
وَأَرَدتَ الثَمُها فَداَرَت وَاِستَوَت
فَتَبِعتُهاso I followed her مِنfrom حَيثُwhere قَدalready دارَturned الفَلَكُthe celestial sphere
فَتَبِعتُها مِن حَيثُ قَد دارَ الفَلَكُ
And you wished to kiss her; then she turned and sat upright.
So I followed her from where the celestial sphere had turned.
وَعَلَوتُand I ascended مِنهُfrom it أَريكَةَa couch لَمdid not يُعطِهاgrant her
وَعَلَوتُ مِنهُ أَريكَةَ لَم يُعطِها
كِسرىKisra وَلاnor مُلكٌdominion; possibly intended as 'a king' سِواهُbesides him لَهاhers مُلكُdominion
كِسرى وَلا مُلكٌ سِواهُ لَها مُلكُ
And from it I mounted a couch not granted her by
Kisra, nor any other king; hers was dominion. (The wording is uncertain.)
Translation model: Sol 6.1