أكحيلةO kohl-darkened one الاجفانthe eyelids بالسحرwith the sorcery الذيwhich
أكحيلة الاجفان بالسحر الذي
لولاهbut for it مادرتwould not have known البلابلanguish بابلBabel
لولاه مادرت البلابل بابل
O you whose eyelids are kohled with the sorcery
The kohl of the eyelids with the magic that
without which Babel would never have known anguish!
Without it the nightingales would not have known Babylon
قدindeed كانwas قلبيmy heart غافلاheedless عماof what بهthrough it
قد كان قلبي غافلا عما به
أودىit perished وقلبand the heart أخيof one accustomed to السلامةsafety غافلheedless
أودى وقلب أخي السلامة غافل
My heart had been heedless of that through which
My heart had been heedless of what was in it
it perished; the heart of one accustomed to safety is heedless,
And the heart of my brother wellbeing was heedless
حتىuntil دهانيassailed me منكfrom you صدرa bosom رامحlance-bearing
حتى دهاني منك صدر رامح
ذربkeen سناناهits two spearheads وطرفand a glance قاتلdeadly
ذرب سناناه وطرف قاتل
until your lance-bearing bosom assailed me,
Until I was struck by you, chest of a lancer
its two spearheads keen, and a deadly glance.
Whose teeth strike and whose glance is deadly
ماnot عقدكyour necklace المهناthe blessed بجيدكat your throat درةa pearl
ما عقدك المهنا بجيدك درة
لكنbut فرندwatered-steel patterning فيin حسامa keen sword جائلwhirling
لكن فرند في حسام جائل
Your blessed necklace at your throat is no pearl,
Your necklace was not knotted at your neck out of affliction
but watered-steel patterning in a whirling sword.
But a pearl in a relentless sword
Sol 6.1