يَعيبُونهَاthey find fault with her عِنديin my presence وَلاyet no عَيبَfault عِندَهاin her
يَعيبُونهَا عِندي وَلا عَيبَ عِندَها
سِوىexcept أَنَّthat فيin العَينينِthe two eyes بَعضُsome التَّأَخُرِrecession
سِوى أَنَّ في العَينينِ بَعضُ التَّأَخُرِ
They find fault with her before me, yet she has no flaw,
They find fault with her in my eyes, yet no fault in her is there,
Except that her eyes are somewhat recessed.
Save that within her eyes some slowness may appear,
فَإِنso if يَكُthere is فيin العَينَينِthe two eyes شيءٌsomething فَإِنَّهاthen she is
فَإِن يَكُ في العَينَينِ شيءٌ فَإِنَّها
مُهَفهَفَةُslender الأَعلىthe upper part رَداحُample المُؤَخَّرِthe rear
مُهَفهَفَةُ الأَعلى رَداحُ المُؤَخَّرِ
Yet if there is some flaw in her eyes, she is
Yet if in her eyes some fault there be, then she is one
Slender above, ample behind.
With languid neck and gently twisting hair,
قَطُوفٌslow-stepping إِذاwhen تَمشيshe walks تَخالُyou imagine دِماءَهاher blood
قَطُوفٌ إِذا تَمشي تَخالُ دِماءَها
تَسايَلُflows أَوor تَبدوappears لَهاupon her بتَقَطُّرِdrop by drop
تَسايَلُ أَو تَبدو لَها بتَقَطُّرِ
Slow-stepping when she walks, you would think her blood
Ripe fruits that, as she walks, spill blood that trickles there,
Flows, or appears upon her drop by drop.
Or that, when kissed, she feigns a modest blush and air,
إِذاwhen سِمتُهاI ask her for التَقبيلَkissing أَبدَتshe displays تَشامُساًresistance
إِذا سِمتُها التَقبيلَ أَبدَت تَشامُساً
ولينَand gentleness of كَلامٍspeech لَمnot يُشَبbe mingled بِتَهَذُّرِwith idle chatter
ولينَ كَلامٍ لَم يُشَب بِتَهَذُّرِ
When I ask her for a kiss, she shows resistance
With soft speech that is free of foolish babble and flair.
And gentleness of speech, unmixed with idle chatter.
Partial English translation: 7 of 8 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1