أكحيلةO kohl-darkened one الاجفانthe eyelids بالسحرwith the magic الذيwhich
أكحيلة الاجفان بالسحر الذي
لولاهwithout it مادرتwould not have known البلابلanguish بابلBabylon
لولاه مادرت البلابل بابل
O you whose eyelids are kohl-darkened with the magic
The kohl of eyelids with the magic that
without which Babylon would never have known anguish.
Without it, the nightingales would not have sung in Babylon
قدindeed كانhad been قلبيmy heart غافلاheedless عماof what بهto it
قد كان قلبي غافلا عما به
أودىbrought ruin وقلبand the heart أخيone enjoying السلامةsafety غافلheedless
أودى وقلب أخي السلامة غافل
My heart had indeed been heedless of that which
My heart was oblivious to what was in it
brought it to ruin—and the heart of one safe from harm is heedless—
And my brother's heart was oblivious to well-being
حتىuntil دهانيassailed me منكfrom you صدرa bosom رامحspear-bearing
حتى دهاني منك صدر رامح
ذربkeen سناناهits two spearheads وطرفand a gaze قاتلdeadly
ذرب سناناه وطرف قاتل
until I was assailed by your spear-bearing bosom,
Until your piercing chest struck me
with its two keen spearheads, and by your deadly gaze.
The tip of its spear piercing, and its glance deadly
ماnot عقدكyour necklace المهناthe fortunate بجيدكaround your neck درةa pearl
ما عقدك المهنا بجيدك درة
لكنbut فرندa blade’s watered pattern فيin حسامa sharp sword جائلswaying
لكن فرند في حسام جائل
Your fortunate necklace around your neck is no pearl,
Your necklace is not made of pearls around your neck
but a watered pattern in a swaying sword.
But it is a white shiny sword in a swiftly swinging scabbard
Sol 6.1