قالواthey said أَفَضحتَhave you exposed? غادَةًa maiden تَغشاهاyou visit her
قالوا أَفَضحتَ غادَةً تَغشاها
ماwhat عُذرُكَyour excuse فيfor اِفتِضاحbeing exposed مَنthe one whom تَهواهاyou love her
ما عُذرُكَ في اِفتِضاح مَن تَهواها
They said, “Have you exposed a maiden you visit?
What excuse have you for the exposure of the one you love?”
ماwhat الحيلَةُthe recourse رَدعُthe trace طيبِهاof her perfume يَفضَحُنيbetrays me
ما الحيلَةُ رَدعُ طيبِها يَفضَحُني
كالوَردَةِlike the rose تصحبaccompanies الصَباthe east wind رَيّاهاits fragrance
كالوَردَةِ تصحب الصَبا رَيّاها
“What can I do? The trace of her perfume betrays me,
Like a rose whose fragrance accompanies the east wind.”
Translation model: Sol 6.1