ياO ناظِراًone who gazes أَودَعَlodged قَلبِيَmy heart الهَوىlove
يا ناظِراً أَودَعَ قَلبِيَ الهَوى
كَوَيتَyou seared بِالصَدِّwith rejection الحَشاthe innards فَاِكتَوىso they burned
كَوَيتَ بِالصَدِّ الحَشا فَاِكتَوى
O gazer who lodged love in my heart,
You seared my innards with rejection, and they burned.
وَياand O قَضيباًa bough ناعِماًsupple فيupon نَقاًa sand dune
وَيا قَضيباً ناعِماً في نَقاً
أَحَسَّfelt ريحاًa breeze فَاِنثَنىthen bent وَاِستَوىand stood upright
أَحَسَّ ريحاً فَاِنثَنى وَاِستَوى
And O supple bough upon a sand dune,
That felt a breeze, then bent and stood upright.
إِرحَمhave mercy on مُحِبّاًa lover عادَreturned فيto غَيِّهِhis folly
إِرحَم مُحِبّاً عادَ في غَيِّهِ
مِنfrom بَعدِafter ماthat قيلَit was said صَحاhe sobered up وَاِرعَوىand came to his senses
مِن بَعدِ ما قيلَ صَحا وَاِرعَوى
Have mercy on a lover who returned to his folly,
After it was said, “He has sobered up and come to his senses.”
قَدindeed كَتَبَhas written الدَمعُthe tears عَلىupon خَدِّهِhis cheek
قَد كَتَبَ الدَمعُ عَلى خَدِّهِ
هَذاthis one حَبيسٌa captive فيin سَبيلِthe cause of الهَوىlove
هَذا حَبيسٌ في سَبيلِ الهَوى
Tears have written upon his cheek:
“This one is a captive in love’s cause.”
ماnot نِلتُI gained مِنهُfrom him نائِلاًa favor غَيرَexcept أَنthat
ما نِلتُ مِنهُ نائِلاً غَيرَ أَن
وافَقَmet كُمّيmy sleeve كُمَّهُhis sleeve فَاِلتَوىand became entwined
وافَقَ كُمّي كُمَّهُ فَاِلتَوى
I gained no favor from him, except that
My sleeve met his sleeve and became entwined.
Translation model: Sol 6.1