غَزَالٌa gazelle خدّهhis cheek غنّىsang حُسَيْنَاHusayn (a musical mode)
غَزَالٌ خدّه غنّى حُسَيْنَا
وعارِضُهand his cheek-down ترنّمَtrilled بالحجازin Hijaz (a musical mode)
وعارِضُه ترنّمَ بالحجاز
A gazelle—his cheek sang Husayn,
and the down on his cheek trilled in Hijaz.
صباyearned عشاقهhis lovers لحنينfor the plaintive sound of رَصْدRasd (a musical mode)
صبا عشاقه لحنين رَصْد
فأصبحso he began بالنّوىwith separation (also Nawa, a musical mode) فيهمamong them يجازيto repay
فأصبح بالنّوى فيهم يجازي
His lovers yearned for the plaintive strain of Rasd,
so he began repaying them with Nawa—separation.
أعرّفهI make known to him الحقيقةَthe truth منof غراميmy passion
أعرّفه الحقيقةَ من غرامي
فَيَعْدِلُyet he turns aside للكنايةto allusion والمجازِand figurative speech
فَيَعْدِلُ للكناية والمجازِ
I tell him the truth of my passion,
yet he turns to allusion and figurative speech.
Translation model: Sol 6.1