رَأىhe saw وَجديmy passion بِهِfor him فَزَهاso he grew proud وَصَدّاand turned away
رَأى وَجدي بِهِ فَزَها وَصَدّا
حَبيبٌa beloved ليof mine أُحِبُّI love رِضاهُhis favor جِدّاvery much
حَبيبٌ لي أُحِبُّ رِضاهُ جِدّا
He saw my passion for him, then grew proud and turned away—
My friend gladdened me when I saw him, and turned me away.
a beloved of mine whose favor I cherish deeply.
A beloved of mine whom I love, his pleasure I eagerly seek.
إِذاwhen الحَرَكاتُthe movements هَزَّتswayed مِنهُof him عِطفاًa side
إِذا الحَرَكاتُ هَزَّت مِنهُ عِطفاً
رَآهُsaw him الغُصنُthe branch أَحسَنَmore beautiful مِنهُthan itself قَدّاin stature
رَآهُ الغُصنُ أَحسَنَ مِنهُ قَدّا
When movements set his side swaying,
When his movements gently swayed a branch,
the branch finds him more beautiful in stature than itself.
It found him fairer than itself, upright.
غَريرٌa guileless youth غَرَّنيbeguiled me مِنهُfrom him سَلامٌa greeting
غَريرٌ غَرَّني مِنهُ سَلامٌ
يُسَلِّمُنيhe hands me over بِهِthrough it لِهَواهُto his love عَبداas a slave
يُسَلِّمُني بِهِ لِهَواهُ عَبدا
A guileless youth—a greeting from him beguiled me;
The murmur of his greeting enthralled me -
through it he hands me over as a slave to his love.
With it he bid me his slave, for love of him.
إِذاwhen ماan emphatic particle ريضَwas watered رَوضُthe garden الحَمدِof praise مِنهُof his
إِذا ما ريضَ رَوضُ الحَمدِ مِنهُ
بِوَبلِwith a downpour of اللَحظِglances أَورَدَbrought forth فيهِwithin it وَرداroses
بِوَبلِ اللَحظِ أَورَدَ فيهِ وَردا
Whenever his garden of praise is watered
When the meadow of praise was pleased by him,
with a downpour of glances, he brings forth roses within it.
With a rain of glances it grew roses in it.