أرسلlet hang loose صدغاًa temple-lock ولوىand curled قاتليmy slayer
أرسل صدغاً ولوى قاتلي
صدغاًa temple-lock فأعياand thus baffled بهماwith both of them واصفهhis describer
صدغاً فأعيا بهما واصفه
My slayer let one temple-lock hang loose and curled
He sent a slap that killed my describers,
another, baffling his describer with them both.
A slap that wearied the one who portrayed me.
فخلتso I thought ذاthis one فيon خدهhis cheek حيةًa snake
فخلت ذا في خده حيةً
تسعىslithering وهذاand this one عقرباًa scorpion واقفهstanding still
تسعى وهذا عقرباً واقفه
So I took this one on his cheek for a snake
So this one remained on his cheek a snake,
slithering, and the other for a motionless scorpion.
Slithering, while that a scorpion poised.
ذاthis one ألفٌan alif ليسis not لوصلٍfor joining وذاand this one
ذا ألفٌ ليس لوصلٍ وذا
واوٌa wāw ولكنand yet ليسis not العاطفهthe conjunctive one
واوٌ ولكن ليس العاطفه
This one is an alif, not for joining, and the other
This, a thousand not for union, and that,
a wāw, and yet not the conjunctive one.
A waw, but not one conjoining.
Sol 6.1