مَرَّتshe passed by فَرَأَيتُso I saw عاذِليmy reproacher مَبهوتاdumbfounded
مَرَّت فَرَأَيتُ عاذِلي مَبهوتا
مِنfrom سورَةِa surge عِشقٍpassionate love غلبتهُoverwhelmed him يوتَىunclear as written
مِن سورَةِ عِشقٍ غلبتهُ يوتَى
She passed by, and I saw my reproacher dumbfounded,
From a surge of passionate love that overwhelmed him—[final word unclear].
حَيرانَbewildered يَقولhe says ليto me وَلاand not يَعرِفهاhe knows her
حَيرانَ يَقول لي وَلا يَعرِفها
لَوif تلكthat woman عشقتَyou loved لَمnot تَكُنyou were مَمقوتاdespised
لَو تلك عشقتَ لَم تَكُن مَمقوتا
Bewildered, he says to me, though he does not know her:
“Had you loved that woman, you would not have been despised.”