سَعَتcrept حَيَّةٌa serpent مِنfrom شَعرِهِhis hair نَحوَtoward صُدغِهِhis temple
سَعَت حَيَّةٌ مِن شَعرِهِ نَحوَ صُدغِهِ
وَماand not اِنفَصَلَتit parted مِنfrom خَدِّهِhis cheek إِنَّindeed ذاthis عَجَبa wonder
وَما اِنفَصَلَت مِن خَدِّهِ إِنَّ ذا عَجَب
A serpent from his hair crept toward his temple,
yet did not leave his cheek—this is truly strange.
وَأَعجَبُand stranger مِنthan ذاthis أَنَّthat سلسالَsweet-flowing water ريقهhis saliva
وَأَعجَبُ مِن ذا أَنَّ سلسالَ ريقه
بَرُودٌcool وَلَكنand yet شَبَّblazed up فيin قَلبيَmy heart اللَهَبthe flame
بَرُودٌ وَلَكن شَبَّ في قَلبيَ اللَهَب
And stranger still is that the sweet stream of his saliva
is cool, yet flame flared in my heart.
Sol 6.1