بَداhe appeared كَهِلالِlike the crescent of الأُفقِthe horizon وَقتَat the time of طُلوعِهits rising
بَدا كَهِلالِ الأُفقِ وَقتَ طُلوعِه
وَمالand swayed كَغصنِlike a branch of الخَيزرانbamboo المنعَّمِsupple
وَمال كَغصنِ الخَيزران المنعَّمِ
He appeared like the horizon’s crescent at its rising,
He appeared like the crescent moon at the time of its rising
and swayed like a supple bamboo branch.
And leaned like a soft, supple tree branch
غَزالٌa gazelle رَخيمُtender الدَلِّcoquetry وافىhe came مواصلاًoffering union
غَزالٌ رَخيمُ الدَلِّ وافى مواصلاً
موافقةًwilling agreement مِنهُfrom him عَلىin رَغمِdefiance of لُوَّمِreproachers
موافقةً مِنهُ عَلى رَغمِ لُوَّمِ
A gazelle of tender coquetry, he came to offer union,
A gazelle, gentle of heart, who kept his promise
of his own accord, despite the reproachers.
And consented despite being blamed
مَليحٌa lovely one غَريبُrare in الحُسنbeauty أَصبَحhe became معلَماًdistinguished
مَليحٌ غَريبُ الحُسن أَصبَح معلَماً
بحمرةِby the redness of خَدٍّa cheek بِالمَحاسِنwith charms مُعلمِadorned
بحمرةِ خَدٍّ بِالمَحاسِن مُعلمِ
A lovely one of rare beauty, now distinguished
Beautiful, strange in his charm, he has become a landmark
by the redness of a cheek adorned with charms.
With a rosy cheek, exemplar of beauty
وَقالواand they said عَلىaccording to شَرطthe criterion of البُخاريِّal-Bukhari قَدindeed أَتىhe came
وَقالوا عَلى شَرط البُخاريِّ قَد أَتى
فَقُلتُso I said عَلىaccording to شَرطthe criterion of البُخاريal-Bukhari وَمُسلمِand Muslim
فَقُلتُ عَلى شَرط البُخاري وَمُسلمِ
And they said, “He has met al-Bukhari’s criterion”;
And they said, on al-Bukhari’s terms, he has come
so I said, “Al-Bukhari’s and Muslim’s.”
So I said, on the terms of al-Bukhari and Muslim
Sol 6.1