قلتُI said لهto him وَرْدٌrose bloom بخدَّيْكon your two cheeks، ذاthis
قلتُ له وَرْدٌ بخدَّيْك، ذا
فقالso he said لاno بَلْrather دمُthe blood of عُشّاقيmy lovers
فقال لا بَلْ دمُ عُشّاقي
I said to him, 'This is rose bloom on your cheeks.'
He said, 'No, rather the blood of my lovers.'
قلتُI said فمنthen who أَهرقهshed it فيهماon them both
قلتُ فمن أَهرقه فيهما
فقالso he said ليto me: مُرْهَفthe keen blade of أَحداقيmy pupils
فقال لي: مُرْهَف أَحداقي
I said, 'Then who shed it on them both?'
He said to me, 'The keen blade of my eyes.'
قلتُI said فماthen what بُرهانهits proof قالhe said ليto me
قلتُ فما بُرهانه قال لي
بقيةُthe remainder of الدمِthe blood بآماقيat the inner corners of my eyes
بقيةُ الدمِ بآماقي
I said, 'Then what is its proof?' He said to me,
'The blood remaining at the inner corners of my eyes.'
Sol 6.1