أَلهَمَmay inspire اللَهُGod غُنجَthe coquetry أَلحاظِكَof your glances العَدjustice (continued)
أَلهَمَ اللَهُ غُنجَ أَلحاظِكَ العَد
لَcompletion of 'justice' وَأَغرىand may He urge عَينَيكَyour two eyes بِالإِنصافِto fairness
لَ وَأَغرى عَينَيكَ بِالإِنصافِ
May God inspire the coquetry of your glances with justice,
and urge your eyes to fairness.
سَيِّديmy master أَنتَyou مَعdespite رِضاكَyour pleasure وَسُخطيand my displeasure
سَيِّدي أَنتَ مَع رِضاكَ وَسُخطي
لاnot تُوافيyou keep faith وَلاnor بِوِدِّwith affection تُوافيyou come
لا تُوافي وَلا بِوِدِّ تُوافي
My master, despite your pleasure and my displeasure,
you neither keep faith nor come with affection.
كَيفَhow حاليmy condition إِذاif تَكَدَّرتَyou grow displeased مِنّيwith me
كَيفَ حالي إِذا تَكَدَّرتَ مِنّي
أَنتَyou صافيunclouded وَماyet not يَرومُseeks اِنتِصافيredress for me
أَنتَ صافي وَما يَرومُ اِنتِصافي
How shall I fare if you grow displeased with me?
You are unclouded, yet seek no redress for me.
قُلتُI said لَمّاwhen رَأَيتُI saw قَدَّكَyour stature وَالحَدand the [cheek?] (unclear text; continued)
قُلتُ لَمّا رَأَيتُ قَدَّكَ وَالحَد
دَcontinuation of the preceding unclear word وَمَطلَand the deferring of الوُعودِpromises وَالإِخلافِand promise-breaking
دَ وَمَطلَ الوُعودِ وَالإِخلافِ
I said, when I saw your stature and [your cheek?],
and the deferring and breaking of promises:
ماwhat لِغُصنِwith the bough الأَراكِof the arak tree إِذwhen حَمَلَit bore الوَرthe rose (continued)
ما لِغُصنِ الأَراكِ إِذ حَمَلَ الوَر
دَcompletion of 'rose' غَداit became وَهوَand it مولَعٌenamored بِالخِلافِof discord (also: the willow)
دَ غَدا وَهوَ مولَعٌ بِالخِلافِ
Why did the arak bough, when it bore roses,
become so enamored of discord?
Translation model: Sol 6.1