برزنthey appeared ليto me بعدafter متّىMattā هائماwandering دنفاًsick with love
برزن لي بعد متّى هائما دنفاً
عينlarge-eyed women ولاand no عقلreason ليfor me إذاthen ولاnor دينfaith
عين ولا عقل لي إذا ولا دين
They appeared to me after Mattā, as I wandered, sick with love.
They appeared to me after so long obsessed
Large-eyed women—and then I had neither reason nor faith.
With no mind or religion when I saw them
ثغورهنّtheir mouths بروقlightning flashes فيin الدجاthe darkness لمعتgleamed
ثغورهنّ بروق في الدجا لمعت
يزينهاadorns them الشينthe letter shīn بعدafter الباءthe letter bāʾ والنونand the letter nūn
يزينها الشين بعد الباء والنون
Their mouths were lightning flashes that gleamed in the darkness.
Their lips shone flashes in the darkness
The letter shīn adorns them, after bāʾ and nūn.
Adorned with the letters shin, ba, and nun
تسلّtake comfort قلنthey said بإحداناin one of us فقلتso I said إذاthen
تسلّ قلن بإحدانا فقلت إذا
لاno عطرperfume بعدafter عروسʿArūs أيهاO العيشlife
لا عطر بعد عروس أيها العيش
“Take comfort in one of us,” they said; then I replied:
They charmed me with their coquetry so I said
“No perfume after ʿArūs, O life!”
No perfume after the bride, O life!
Sol 6.1