قلsay لمنto him who بالجمالthrough beauty والْand the
قل لمن بالجمال والْ
حُسنِloveliness فيناamong us تعرّفاmade himself known
حُسنِ فينا تعرّفا
Say to him who, through beauty and
Tell whoever recognizes beauty and charm in us
loveliness, made himself known among us:
Ask my body with his love, for he did not get his fill of that
سلَّwasted جسميmy body بحبِّهِthrough love of him
سلَّ جسمي بحبِّهِ
وهوyet he فيin ذاكthat ماnot اِشتفىfound satisfaction
وهو في ذاك ما اِشتفى
He wasted my body through love of him,
I do not beg you to be kind
yet found no satisfaction in that.
So be fair today
لستُI am not أرجوكlooking to you with hope محسناًas a benefactor
لستُ أرجوك محسناً
فكنso be اليومَtoday منصفاfair
فكن اليومَ منصفا
I do not hope for kindness from you;
An angel has no jurisdiction over us
so be fair today.
If he were to show sympathy for us
ماwhat harm علىupon مالكٍa master لناof us
ما على مالكٍ لنا
لوif عليناtoward us تعطّفاhe showed tenderness
لو علينا تعطّفا
What would it cost our master
So he quenched a thirsty mouth
if he showed us tenderness,
And healed a suffering soul in it
فسقىand so gave drink فاهhis mouth ضامئاًa thirsty one
فسقى فاه ضامئاً
وشفىand healed فيهwith it مُدْنَفاone wasted by love
وشفى فيه مُدْنَفا
and quenched a thirsty one with his mouth,
and with it healed one wasted by love?
Partial English translation: 8 of 10 Arabic lines translated.