وَقائِلَةٍand a woman saying حَتّامَhow long تَحتَمِلُyou endure الهَوىpassion
وَقائِلَةٍ حَتّامَ تَحتَمِلُ الهَوى
وَحُبُّكَand your love فيهِin it يَستَطيلُgrows overbearing وَيَعتَديand oversteps its bounds
وَحُبُّكَ فيهِ يَستَطيلُ وَيَعتَدي
And a woman said, “How long will you endure passion,
A woman of beauty endures passion's pain,
while your love therein grows overbearing and oversteps its bounds?”
Your love within her grows bold and goes too far.
فَقُلتُso I said لَهاto her ياO هَذِهِthis one (feminine) كَيفَhow حيلَتيmy recourse
فَقُلتُ لَها يا هَذِهِ كَيفَ حيلَتي
إِذاwhen كانَis صَبريmy patience لاnot يَشُدُّlends strength عَلىto يَديmy hand
إِذا كانَ صَبري لا يَشُدُّ عَلى يَدي
So I said to her, “O you, what recourse have I,
I said to her, "Oh you, what can I do,
when my patience lends no strength to my hand?”
When all my patience cannot restrain my hands?"