قَسَماًan oath بِمَنby him who لَمdid not يُبقِleave خَوfear (first fragment)
قَسَماً بِمَن لَم يُبقِ خَو
فُfear (final fragment) رَقيبِهِhis watcher ليfor me منهُof him قِسَماa share
فُ رَقيبِهِ لي منهُ قِسَما
I swear by him—the fear
I swear by Him who left no guardian for me, a pledge from Him
of his watcher has left me no share of him.
He feared the slanderers, so he turned away, until in sleep, when it pained
خافَhe feared الوشاةَthe talebearers فصدّso he turned away حَتeven (first fragment)
خافَ الوشاةَ فصدّ حَت
تَىeven (final fragment) فيin الرّقادِsleep إِذاwhenever ألَمّاhe visited
تَى في الرّقادِ إِذا ألَمّا
He feared the talebearers and turned away, even
I will risk my love
in sleep, whenever he visited.
In loving him, either way or the other way
لأُخَاطِرنَّI shall surely risk بمُهجَتِيwith my lifeblood
لأُخَاطِرنَّ بمُهجَتِي
فيin حبِّهlove of him إِمّاeither وإِمّاor alternatively
في حبِّه إِمّا وإِمّا
I shall surely risk my very life
in loving him—come what may.
Partial English translation: 4 of 6 Arabic lines translated.