كَأَنَّماas though وَجهُهُhis face وَالكَأسُand the cup إِذwhen قَرُبَتit drew near
كَأَنَّما وَجهُهُ وَالكَأسُ إِذ قَرُبَت
مِنto فيهِhis mouth بَدرٌa full moon تَدَلّىhung down مِنهُfrom it مِصباحُa lamp
مِن فيهِ بَدرٌ تَدَلّى مِنهُ مِصباحُ
As though his face and the cup, when it drew near
It was as if his face and the cup when brought near his mouth
As though his face and the cup, when it drew near
To his mouth, were a full moon with a lamp hanging from it.
Was a full moon hanging down from which a lamp shown
To his mouth, were a full moon from which a lantern hung.
مُدَجَّجٌfully armed بِسِلاحِwith the weapons of الحُبِّlove يَحمِلُهُcarries him
مُدَجَّجٌ بِسِلاحِ الحُبِّ يَحمِلُهُ
طَرفُthe steed of الجَمالِbeauty بِسَيفِwith the sword of الطَرفِthe gaze طَمّاحُhigh-spirited
طَرفُ الجَمالِ بِسَيفِ الطَرفِ طَمّاحُ
Fully armed with love's weapons, he is borne
Adorned with the raiments of love he carries
He is armored with the weaponry of love, borne by
By beauty's steed, high-spirited with the sword of his gaze.
The elegance of beauty with the glances’ sword an archer swift
Beauty's gaze, aiming high with the sword of the glance.
فَالسَيفُso the sword مَضحَكُهُhis smiling mouth وَالقَوسُand the bow حاجِبُهُhis eyebrow
فَالسَيفُ مَضحَكُهُ وَالقَوسُ حاجِبُهُ
وَالسَهمُand the arrow عَيناهُhis two eyes وَالأَهدابُand the eyelashes أَرماحُspears
وَالسَهمُ عَيناهُ وَالأَهدابُ أَرماحُ
So the sword is his smiling mouth, and the bow his eyebrow;
Thus the sword his laughter and the bow his brow
For the sword is his smile, and the bow his brow,
And his eyes are the arrow, and his eyelashes spears.
And the arrows his eyes and the lashes spears
The arrows his eyes, and the lashes spears.
Sol 6.1