تهددنيshe threatens me إلاَّnot to (contextually) ترينيlet me see her ووجههاand her face
تهددني إلاَّ تريني ووجهها
غزالةa gazelle أنسٍof tameness بعتI sold فيin حبهاlove of her نفسيmy soul
غزالة أنسٍ بعت في حبها نفسي
She threatens not to let me see her, while her face
She threatens me unless she sees me, her face
is a tame gazelle; I sold my soul for love of her.
Like a gazelle of intimacy - I sold myself in her love
وماand not علمتshe knew فيconcerning أنهاthat she is الشمسthe sun فيat الضحىmidmorning
وما علمت في أنها الشمس في الضحى
وهلand is فيthere سبيلٍa way لاحتجابfor veiling ضياthe radiance of الشمسِthe sun
وهل في سبيلٍ لاحتجاب ضيا الشمسِ
And she did not know that she is the sun at midmorning;
And I did not know that she is the sun at dawn
and is there any way to veil the sun’s radiance?
Can the sun veil its light for any cause?