أَنارَتshe shone مُحَيّاًin countenance إِذwhile دَجاgrew dark مِنهُfrom it فرعهits tresses
أَنارَت مُحَيّاً إِذ دَجا مِنهُ فرعه
وَأَخصَبَand grew full مِنهاof her الرِدفُthe hips إِذwhile أَجردgrew lean الخَصرُthe waist
وَأَخصَبَ مِنها الرِدفُ إِذ أَجرد الخَصرُ
Her face shone while her tresses grew dark;
And her hips grew full while her waist grew lean.
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle مَشَتshe walked تَختالُshe sways proudly بَينَamong لِداتِهاher age-mates
إِذا ما مَشَت تَختالُ بَينَ لِداتِها
رَأَيتَyou saw مَلاكَangel الدَّجنِthe clouded sky تَكنَفُهُsurround him الزَّهرُthe blossoms
رَأَيتَ مَلاكَ الدَّجنِ تَكنَفُهُ الزَّهرُ
Whenever she walks, swaying proudly among her peers,
You see the angel of the clouded sky, encircled by blossoms.
وَأَعجَبُand I marvel مِنat ضِدَّينِtwo opposites فيَّwithin me تَجمَّعاboth came together
وَأَعجَبُ مِن ضِدَّينِ فيَّ تَجمَّعا
فَمِنfor from مُقلَتيmy eye قَطرٌrain وَمِنand from مُهجَتِيmy heart جَمرُembers
فَمِن مُقلَتي قَطرٌ وَمِن مُهجَتِي جَمرُ
And I marvel at two opposites united within me:
For from my eye comes rain, and from my heart, embers.
Sol 6.1