دارتcircled round عذارcheek-whiskers فلانٍso-and-so
دارت عذار فلانٍ
حتَّىuntil غداbecame وهوَand he حائرbewildered
حتَّى غدا وهوَ حائر
So-and-so's cheek-whiskers circled round,
The fate of so-and-so turned
until he became bewildered.
Until he became lost and confused
فياso, oh! لهfor him حسنbeauty وجهٍa face
فيا له حسن وجهٍ
دارتcircled عليهِupon it الدَّوائرthe circles of misfortune
دارت عليهِ الدَّوائر
So, oh, what a handsome face he has—
What a beautiful face he has
the circles of misfortune have closed upon it!
Yet fate has turned against him
Sol 6.1