قتلَkilling المحبِّthe lover قدindeed استباحhe deemed lawful بشرعِهby his law
قتلَ المحبِّ قد استباح بشرعِه
وسهامand the arrows ناظرهof his eye أتاحhe made ready بنزعهby his drawing of the bow
وسهام ناظره أتاح بنزعه
By his own law he has deemed the lover’s slaying lawful,
He has deemed the killing of the lover lawful by his own law,
and loosed the arrows of his gazing eye as he drew them.
and readied the arrows of his eye by drawing his bow.
فيin فيهhis mouth كنزa treasure قدindeed تولّىundertook حفظهguarding it
في فيه كنز قد تولّى حفظه
إنسانthe pupil (literally, 'man') مقلتهof his eye وأسودand the black serpent فرعهof his locks
إنسان مقلته وأسود فرعه
Within his mouth lies a treasure whose keeping has been undertaken
In his mouth lies a treasure whose guarding has been undertaken by
by the pupil of his eye and the black hair of his locks.
the man within his eye and the black serpent of his locks.
هذاthis one يجرّدunsheathes سيفهhis sword لمجاولagainst a challenger
هذا يجرّد سيفه لمجاول
أخذاًto seize وذاand that one يعنوbows down عليهover it لدفعهto repel him
أخذاً وذا يعنو عليه لدفعه
The former draws his sword against a challenger
This one unsheathes his sword against a challenger
seeking to seize the treasure, while the latter bends over it to repel him.
seeking to seize it; that one bows over it to fend him off.
Sol 6.1