عَرَفَتrecognized بِالسَلامِwith a greeting عَينُthe eye of الرَقيتِal-Raqīt (unclear as written)
عَرَفَت بِالسَلامِ عَينُ الرَقيتِ
وَأَشارَتand signaled بِلحَظِwith the glance of طَرفٍan eye مُريبِsuspicious
وَأَشارَت بِلحَظِ طَرفٍ مُريبِ
The eye of “al-Raqīt” (unclear as written) showed recognition with a greeting,
The eye of the fair one knew peace with greeting
And signaled with the glance of a suspicious eye,
And hinted with a glance of doubtful look
وَشَكَتand lamented لَوعَةَthe anguish of النَوىseparation بِجُفونٍthrough eyelids
وَشَكَت لَوعَةَ النَوى بِجُفونٍ
أَعرَبَتgave expression عَنon behalf of لِسانِthe tongue of قَلبٍa heart كَئيبِsorrowful
أَعرَبَت عَن لِسانِ قَلبٍ كَئيبِ
And lamented the anguish of separation through eyelids
And complained the anguish of yearning with eyelids
That gave voice to the tongue of a sorrowful heart.
That expressed the tongue of a sorrowful heart
رُبَّmany a طَرفٍglance يَكونُis أَفصَحَmore eloquent مِنthan لَفfirst fragment of lafẓ: utterance
رُبَّ طَرفٍ يَكونُ أَفصَحَ مِن لَف
ظٍfinal fragment of lafẓ: utterance وَأَبدىand more revealing لِمُضمِراتِof the hidden thoughts of القُلوبِhearts
ظٍ وَأَبدى لِمُضمِراتِ القُلوبِ
Many a glance is more eloquent than an utter-
Many a glance is more eloquent than speech
ance, and more revealing of what hearts conceal.
And reveals the secrets of hearts
Sol 6.1