عَينُeye المَهاthe oryx للصِباtoward youthful passion قَلبُheart الشَجيof the lovesick one يَلزُزنthey drive
عَينُ المَها للصِبا قَلبُ الشَجي يَلزُزن
كَمhow many أَتلَفتthey have destroyed مُهَجاًhearts مِناof us وَكَمand how يعزِزنthey are precious
كَم أَتلَفت مُهَجاً مِنا وَكَم يعزِزن
Oryx eyes drive the lovesick heart toward youthful passion.
How many hearts of ours they have destroyed—and how precious they are!
يَهزُزنَthey brandish سُمرَdusky القَناthe spears ياoh حُسنَbeauty ماwhat يَهزُزنthey brandish
يَهزُزنَ سُمرَ القَنا يا حُسنَ ما يَهزُزن
إِذاwhen طَعَنَّthey thrust بِهاwith them فيinto مُهجَتيmy heart يَحزُزنthey slash
إِذا طَعَنَّ بِها في مُهجَتي يَحزُزن
They brandish dusky spears—oh, the beauty of what they brandish!
When they thrust them into my heart, they slash it.
Sol 6.1