وَلَقَدْAnd indeed تَنَازَعْنَاwe contended over الصَّبَابَةَardent love فَانْثَنَىso he turned away
وَلَقَدْ تَنَازَعْنَا الصَّبَابَةَ فَانْثَنَى
مِنْهَاfrom it يَعَضُّbiting بنَانَهhis fingertips الغَضْبَانَاangry
مِنْهَا يَعَضُّ بنَانَه الغَضْبَانَا
And indeed we contended over ardent love, and he turned away
from it, biting his fingertips in anger.
وَعَرَتْهُAnd seized him مِنِّيbecause of me خَجْلَةٌshyness فَغَدَاso he became عَلَىupon
وَعَرَتْهُ مِنِّي خَجْلَةٌ فَغَدَا عَلَى
خَدَّيْهِhis cheeks مِنْfrom سِرَsecret of البَهَاbeauty ألْوَانَاhues
خَدَّيْهِ مِنْ سِرَ البَهَا ألْوَانَا
And shyness before me seized him, so he came to bear upon
his cheeks hues from beauty’s secret.
Translation model: Sol 6.1