نسبوهthey attributed him حسناًin beauty للهلالto the crescent moon وعينهand his eye
نسبوه حسناً للهلال وعينه
للظبيto the gazelle تنسبis attributed لاmay … not رميتyou be struck بعينهby his eye
للظبي تنسب لا رميت بعينه
They linked him in beauty to the crescent moon, and his eye
Is linked to the gazelle—may you never be struck by his eye!
فإذاso when بداhe appears فإلىthen to هلالٍa crescent moon أصلهhis origin
فإذا بدا فإلى هلالٍ أصله
وإذاand when رناhe gazes فهوthen he is الغزالthe gazelle بعينهitself
وإذا رنا فهو الغزال بعينه
So when he appears, his lineage goes back to a crescent moon;
And when he gazes, he is the gazelle itself.
Sol 6.1