سيرَةُthe way of الوامِقِthe ardent lover اِنقِيادٌsubmission إِذاwhen قيfirst part of 'was led'
سيرَةُ الوامِقِ اِنقِيادٌ إِذا قي
دَcompletion of 'was led' ذَلولاًdocile وَهوَthough he is الجَموحُheadstrong الشَريسُfierce
دَ ذَلولاً وَهوَ الجَموحُ الشَريسُ
The ardent lover's way is submission when he is
led—docile, though he is headstrong and fierce.
سيمَwas subjected to خَسفاًabasement فَقالَand he said إِنif كانَwas حَظّيmy lot
سيمَ خَسفاً فَقالَ إِن كانَ حَظّي
مِنهُمُfrom them الضَيمُoppression فَهوَthen it is حَظٌّa lot نَفيسُprecious
مِنهُمُ الضَيمُ فَهوَ حَظٌّ نَفيسُ
He was subjected to abasement and said, "If my lot
from them is oppression, then it is a precious lot."
ساعَدَتaided عَينُهُhis eye الفُؤادَthe heart فَجادَتand so it shed tears freely
ساعَدَت عَينُهُ الفُؤادَ فَجادَت
فَهيَso it is غَرقىdrowned وَنورُهاand its light مَطموسُblotted out
فَهيَ غَرقى وَنورُها مَطموسُ
His eye aided his heart and poured forth tears;
so it is drowned, and its light is blotted out.
سَئِمَتgrew weary of نَفسُهُhis soul الحَياةَlife وَأَكدِرand how dreary
سَئِمَت نَفسُهُ الحَياةَ وَأَكدِر
بِحَياةٍa life (exclamatory) إِذاwhen اِجتَوَتهاcame to loathe it النُفوسُsouls
بِحَياةٍ إِذا اِجتَوَتها النُفوسُ
His soul has grown weary of life—and how dreary
is life when souls have come to loathe it!
Translation model: Sol 6.1