وَيْليalas for me علىfor منone whom كلُّevery عيeye (first part)
وَيْلي على من كلُّ عي
نcompletes 'eye' أبصرتهbeheld him تُعظمُهْreveres him
ن أبصرته تُعظمُهْ
Alas for me, for one whom every eye
that beholds him holds in awe.
ويضرهand it harms him لبسwearing الغلاthe fine garments (first part)
ويضره لبس الغلا
ئِلِcompletes 'fine garments' والشنوفِand the earrings ويؤلِمهand it pains him
ئِلِ والشنوفِ ويؤلِمه
It harms him to wear fine garments
and earrings, and causes him pain.
لوif لامَسَwere to touch الوَهْمَthe fancy الخفيْsubtle (first part)
لو لامَسَ الوَهْمَ الخفيْ
يَcompletes 'subtle' أديمَهhis skin لجرىwould surely flow دَمُهْhis blood
يَ أديمَه لجرى دَمُهْ
If subtle fancy were to touch
his skin, his blood would surely flow.
أوor زارنيhe visited me لمnot أستطعI could
أو زارني لم أستطع
خوفاًout of fear عليهfor him ألثمُهI kiss him
خوفاً عليه ألثمُه
Or if he visited me, I could not,
out of fear for him, kiss him.
ظبيa gazelle يعذِّبtorments مهجتيmy soul
ظبي يعذِّب مهجتي
ظلماًunjustly وقلبيand my heart يرحمُهpities him
ظلماً وقلبي يرحمُه
A gazelle torments my soul
unjustly, yet my heart pities him.
يأبىrefuses رضاهhis favor وسخطُهand his anger
يأبى رضاه وسخطُه
وصدودُهand his shunning وتبرُّمُهْand his vexation
وصدودُه وتبرُّمُهْ
His favor and his anger forbid it,
as do his shunning and his vexation.
لمّاwhen استقلhe deemed slight منof الهوىlove
لمّا استقل من الهوى
ماwhat لمnot أزلI ceased أستعظمُهI consider it great
ما لم أزل أستعظمُه
When he deemed slight the love
I had never ceased to hold immense,
ناديتهI called to him لمnot يَبْقَremained حبْlove (first part)
ناديته لم يَبْقَ حبْ
بٌcompletes 'love' فوقabove حبّكlove for you أعلمُهI know it
بٌ فوق حبّك أعلمُه
I called to him: 'There is no love
I know of greater than my love for you.'
Translation model: Sol 6.1