سَبانيtook me captive جَمالٌbeauty مِنfrom مَليحٍa handsome man مُصارِعٍa wrestler
سَباني جَمالٌ مِن مَليحٍ مُصارِعٍ
عَلَيهِupon him دَليلٌa sign لِلملاحةِof loveliness واضِحُclear
عَلَيهِ دَليلٌ لِلملاحةِ واضِحُ
A beauty captivated me—a lovely wrestler’s grace;
The beauty of a handsome wrestler has taken me captive.
A beauty contests with a handsome lad
upon him is a manifest proof of loveliness.
He bears a clear sign of loveliness.
An obvious guide to the encounter
لَئنif indeed عَزّis hard to find مِنهُof him المِثلُthe equal فَالكُلُّthen all دونَهbeneath him
لَئن عَزّ مِنهُ المِثلُ فَالكُلُّ دونَه
وَإِنand though خَفَّis slender مِنهُof him الخَصرُthe waist فَالرِدفُthen the buttocks راجِحُweighty
وَإِن خَفَّ مِنهُ الخَصرُ فَالرِدفُ راجِحُ
Though his equal is hard to find, all others fall below him;
If indeed his equal is hard to find, then all fall short of him.
Though the like of him be rare, all else seems less
and though his waist is slender, his haunches weigh heavily.
And though his waist is slender, his buttocks are weighty.
And if his waist seems slender, his hips make up
Sol 6.1