صادتshe captured فؤاديmy heart عشيةَon the evening of النفرِthe departure
صادت فؤادي عشيةَ النفرِ
ظبيةُa gazelle قصرٍof a palace نأتْshe was far removed عنfrom القَفْرِthe wilderness
ظبيةُ قصرٍ نأتْ عن القَفْرِ
She captured my heart on the evening of departure—
a palace gazelle, far removed from the wilderness.
كالشمسlike the sun فيin حسنهاher beauty وبهجتهاand her radiance
كالشمس في حسنها وبهجتها
فإنbut if تورّعْتَyou held back قلتَyou would say كالبدرِlike the full moon
فإن تورّعْتَ قلتَ كالبدرِ
Like the sun in her beauty and radiance;
but if you held back, you would say, “Like the full moon.”
لوif قُلِّدتwere adorned نحرهاher throat السعودthe auspicious stars منamong الthe
لو قُلِّدت نحرها السعود من ال
سَبعةseven قلَّتthey would be too little لذلكfor that النحرthe throat
سَبعة قلَّت لذلك النحر
If her throat were adorned with the auspicious stars among the
seven, they would be too little for that throat;
أوor نُطِّقتwere girdled خصرهاher waist بمنطقةwith the belt of الthe
أو نُطِّقت خصرها بمنطقة ال
جوزاءOrion قلَّتit would be too little لذلكfor that الخصرthe waist
جوزاء قلَّت لذلك الخصر
or her waist were girdled with the belt of
Orion, it would be too little for that waist.
Sol 6.1