وألذَّand sweeter منthan زمنthe time of الصّباyouth علقتهُI fell in love with him
وألذَّ من زمن الصّبا علقتهُ
لدنsupple القوامof stature أرقَّmore delicate منthan نفسthe breath of الصّباthe east wind
لدن القوام أرقَّ من نفس الصّبا
And I loved one sweeter than the days of youth,
The most enjoyable time is youth and its innocence,
Supple of stature, more delicate than the east wind’s breath.
Compared to the straightness of the youth even the soul is more crooked,
سالتflowed عذاراهُhis two streaks of cheek-down وسلَّand were unsheathed لحاظهُhis glances
سالت عذاراهُ وسلَّ لحاظهُ
فهماso the two are نجاداthe two sword-belts of سيفهاtheir sword الماضيkeen الشَّباof edge
فهما نجادا سيفها الماضي الشَّبا
His twin streaks of cheek-down flowed, and his glances were unsheathed;
Its perils have flowed and its glances have trilled,
The two are the belts of his glances’ keen-edged sword.
So they are two singing birds and its past is the dazzling sword,
ماnot شانهُmarred him رمدٌeye inflammation ألمَّbefell him وإنَّماbut rather
ما شانهُ رمدٌ ألمَّ وإنَّما
فاضspread الفرندthe sword’s watered pattern بصفحةِacross a surface قتلَّبهاunclear as written
فاض الفرند بصفحةِ قتلَّبها
The eye inflammation that befell him did not mar him; rather,
Its condition is not blindness but overflow,
The sword’s watered pattern spread across a surface [final word unclear].
The Frankish sword spilled with its striking,
زيدتwas increased كرامتهُhis honor بذاكby that وصونهُand his safekeeping
زيدت كرامتهُ بذاك وصونهُ
فإذاso when انتضاهُhe unsheathed it رأيتyou saw سيفاًa sword مذهباgilded
فإذا انتضاهُ رأيت سيفاً مذهبا
His honor and his safekeeping were increased thereby;
Its honor increased through that and its protection,
So when he unsheathed it, you saw a gilded sword.
So when it is unsheathed you will see a gilded sword.
Sol 6.1