ماnot راقَpleased لِلطَّرفِto the eye غَيرُother than طِرفٍa noble steed
ما راقَ لِلطَّرفِ غَيرُ طِرفٍ
قَصَّرَmade lag behind فيin العَدوِrunning بِالظَليمِthe male ostrich
قَصَّرَ في العَدوِ بِالظَليمِ
Nothing pleased the eye but a noble steed,
Nothing pleases the eye but the glance of a gazelle
That left the male ostrich behind in running,
Who runs gracefully despite her slender build
ذيhaving نُقَطٍspots كَالنُجومِlike the stars تَبدوappear
ذي نُقَطٍ كَالنُجومِ تَبدو
فيin جُنحِthe gloom of لَيلٍa night لَهُbelonging to it بَهيمِpitch-black
في جُنحِ لَيلٍ لَهُ بَهيمِ
With spots that appear like stars
With spots like stars that shine
In the gloom of its pitch-black night.
On the wings of a beautiful night
لاdo not تُنكِرواyou (plural) find strange إِنif بَدَتappeared عَلَيهِupon it
لا تُنكِروا إِن بَدَت عَلَيهِ
لابُدَّthere is no escape لِلَّيلِfor the night مِنfrom نُجومِstars
لابُدَّ لِلَّيلِ مِن نُجومِ
Do not think it strange if they appear upon it:
Do not deny that on her may appear
Night must have stars.
The night must have its stars
Sol 6.1