كمmany a غريرٍa guileless youth حلوsweet المراشفthe lips ساfirst part of ساجي: languid
كم غريرٍ حلو المراشف سا
جيcompletion of ساجي: languid الطرفthe gaze أضحىhas become قتيلُهhis victim لاnot يُبِلُّrecovers
جي الطرف أضحى قتيلُه لا يُبِلُّ
How many a guileless youth, sweet-lipped and languid—
Many a guileless youth, sweet-lipped, languid
eyed, has fallen victim to him, though he does not moisten him.
of gaze—his victim is left never to recover!
فيهin him للهوfor play واللذاذةِand pleasure معنىًan aspect
فيه للهو واللذاذةِ معنىً
ثمthen للحربِfor war منزعٌan inclination مُسْتَقلُّdistinct
ثم للحربِ منزعٌ مُسْتَقلُّ
In him is a quality of dalliance and delight,
He has a side for play and pleasure,
then a distinct bent for war.
then, for war, a distinct inclination.
ريقُهhis saliva الخمرُwine والثناياand the front teeth حَبابٌbubbles
ريقُه الخمرُ والثنايا حَبابٌ
قدّهُhis stature الرمحُa spear واللواحظand the glances نَبْلُarrows
قدّهُ الرمحُ واللواحظ نَبْلُ
His saliva is wine, and his front teeth its bubbles;
His saliva is wine, and his front teeth are bubbles;
his figure is the spear, and his glances arrows.
His stature is a spear, and his glances are arrows.
Sol 6.1