بروحيwith my soul (I would ransom her) مهاةa female oryx تفضلsurpasses الشمسthe sun مطلعاًin rising
بروحي مهاة تفضل الشمس مطلعاً
وتسكنُand dwells أحشاءَthe inmost depths of الأديبthe man of letters المروَّعterror-stricken
وتسكنُ أحشاءَ الأديب المروَّع
My soul would ransom an oryx whose rising outshines the sun,
My soul inclines toward the rising sun
And who dwells in the inmost depths of the terror-stricken poet.
And settles in the guts of the terrified writer
وقدand indeed صرعتshe felled قلبيmy heart وشقّتهand split it فاعجبواso marvel, all of you
وقد صرعت قلبي وشقّته فاعجبوا
لبيتat a dwelling (also, a verse) لهاof hers فيin الحالتينboth cases مصرّعfelled; also, having rhyming verse-halves
لبيت لها في الحالتين مصرّع
And she has felled my heart and split it—so marvel
She has stunned my heart and torn it, so wonder
At her dwelling, in both cases, 'felled.'
At a verse for her in both states embellished
Sol 6.1