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A dark-eyed gazelle slays me with his glances

وأسمر يفتك بي طرفه

1. A dark-eyed gazelle slays me with his glances
When he smiles, and so does a dark one

١. وأسمرٍ يفتكُ بي طرفُهُ
إذا تثنّى وكذا الأسمرُ

2. If I say his cheek has a garden in it
I said, while in his saliva is an abundance

٢. إن قلتُ في وجنتِه جنّةٌ
قلتُ وفي ريقَتيهِ كوثرُ

3. His knuckles have guaranteed he ties
Around his waist the girdle breaks

٣. قد كفلَتْ أكفالُه أنّه
بخَصْره ينعقِدُ الخُنصُرُ

4. His coat flutters when he walks proudly
That coat, which stretched over his waistband

٤. وشاحُهُ يقلق إذ بزّهُ
ذاك الذي غصّ به المئْزَرُ

5. And if he walks on, his hind parts return
As if he walks backwards when he walks forwards

٥. وإن مضى يرجِع أردافَهُ
كأنّه مُقْتَبِل مُدْبِرُ