رُبَّmany a أحْوَىdusky أحْوَرdark-eyed الجفنthe eyelid
رُبَّ أحْوَى أحْوَر الجفن
رشيgraceful القدّthe figure أهيفْslender-waisted
رشي القدّ أهيفْ
Many a dusky, dark-eyed beauty,
Many a night my eyelids reddened and swelled,
Graceful of figure and slender-waisted,
My cheeks grew lean and my hair turned white,
كلَّماwhenever حَنَّyearned تَمادىwent further
كلَّما حَنَّ تَمادى
وإِذاand when أوْعَدَthreatened أخلفْfailed to keep his word
وإِذا أوْعَدَ أخلفْ
Whenever he yearns, he goes further,
The more he promised, the more he failed,
And when he threatens, he fails to follow through.
And the more he professed his love, the more he lied.
Sol 6.1