أَنصارthe allies عيونكof your eyes عليناagainst us رافِعَةraising الاِعلامthe banners
أَنصار عيونك علينا رافِعَة الاِعلام
أَعَزَّهاmay He exalt them اللَهُGod كَمhow much أَبدَتthey revealed لَناto us اِعلامinformation
أَعَزَّها اللَهُ كَم أَبدَت لَنا اِعلام
The allies of your eyes raise their banners against us.
May God exalt them—how much they have made known to us!
وَغامِزand winking الطَرفthe eye شاهدa witness لِلجَوىto love’s anguish عَلامdeeply knowing
وَغامِز الطَرف شاهد لِلجَوى عَلام
حَرّصkept careful watch عَلىover وَردthe roses وَجناتِكof your cheeks بِلالBilal الخالthe mole
حَرّص عَلى وَرد وَجناتِك بِلال الخال
And the winking eye bears knowing witness to love’s anguish.
Bilal, the mole, kept watch over the roses of your cheeks,
كاتِبwriting بخطin the script of العدارthe cheek-down (apparently العذار) لِلعاشِقينfor lovers ميمmim (the letter m) لامlam (the letter l)
كاتِب بخط العدار لِلعاشِقين ميم لام
Writing for lovers in the script of cheek-down: mim, lam.
Sol 6.1