وقَدand indeed دَخَلتُI entered عَلَىinto the presence of الحسناءِthe beautiful woman كِلَّتَهاher curtained chamber
وقَد دَخَلتُ عَلَى الحسناءِ كِلَّتَها
بَعدafter الهُدُوءِthe stillness تَضيءُshe shines كالصَّنَمِlike an idol
بَعد الهُدُوءِ تَضيءُ كالصَّنَمِ
And I entered the fair woman's curtained chamber,
After stillness had fallen; she shone like an idol.
يَنصفُهاserve her نُستُقٌattendants تَكادُyou almost تُكرِمُهُمdeem them too noble
يَنصفُها نُستُقٌ تَكادُ تُكرِمُهُم
عَنِfor النَّصَافَةِservice كالغِزلانِlike gazelles فيamong السَّلَمِthe acacia trees
عَنِ النَّصَافَةِ كالغِزلانِ في السَّلَمِ
Attendants served her, whom you would almost deem too noble
For service—like gazelles among the acacia trees.
Sol 6.1