وأغنَّand a youth with a sweet, nasal voice لولاwere it not for ثغرُهُhis mouth الthe (split definite article)
وأغنَّ لولا ثغرُهُ ال
وضاحُradiant شُبِّهَwould be likened بالغزالِto a gazelle
وضاحُ شُبِّهَ بالغزالِ
And a sweet-voiced youth—were it not for his mouth,
Had his radiant smile been less bright
so radiant, he would be likened to a gazelle.
He would have resembled a gazelle
يهتزّhe sways مثلَlike الغُصْنِthe branch لbut (first fragment)
يهتزّ مثلَ الغُصْنِ ل
كنْbut (remaining fragment) فيin يدَيْthe two hands of ريحِthe breeze of الدلالِcoquetry
كنْ في يدَيْ ريحِ الدلالِ
He sways like a branch, but
Swaying like a slender branch
in the hands of the breeze of coquetry.
In the hands of a gentle breeze
ويلوحُand he shines مثلَlike البدرِthe full moon لbut (first fragment)
ويلوحُ مثلَ البدرِ ل
كنْbut (remaining fragment) شعرُهhis hair عوَضُa substitute for اللياليthe nights
كنْ شعرُه عوَضُ الليالي
And he shines like the full moon, but
And shining like the full moon
his hair takes the place of the nights.
Though his hair makes up for the dark nights
خَيلانُهhis beauty marks فيupon خدِّهhis cheek
خَيلانُه في خدِّه
خيلٌhorses بميدانِon the field of القتالِbattle
خيلٌ بميدانِ القتالِ
His beauty marks upon his cheek
His moles on his cheek
are horses on the field of battle.
Are like horses on a battlefield
فكأنّهاso they seem like وكأنّهand it seems like
فكأنّها وكأنّه
ساعاتُhours هجرٍseparation فيamid وِصالِunion
ساعاتُ هجرٍ في وِصالِ
So they—and it—seem like
So it’s as if they and as if he
hours of separation amid union.
Are moments of separation in union
Sol 6.1