فَدَيتُكِmay I be your ransom لوif أَنَّهُمthat they أنصفواwere fair
فَدَيتُكِ لو أَنَّهُم أنصفوا
لردّواthey would turn away النواظرَthe eyes عنfrom ناظريكِyour two eyes
لردّوا النواظرَ عن ناظريكِ
May I be your ransom! If they were fair,
they would turn their eyes away from yours.
تَرُدّينَyou turn away أعينناour eyes عنfrom سِواكِanyone besides you
تَرُدّينَ أعيننا عن سِواكِ
وهلand does تنظرُlook العينُthe eye إلاexcept إليكِat you
وهل تنظرُ العينُ إلا إليكِ
You turn our eyes away from anyone else—
and does the eye look at anyone but you?
ألمhave they not يقرأواread وَيحَهُمwoe to them ماwhat يرَوthey see (continued)
ألم يقرأوا وَيحَهُم ما يرَو
نَverb ending completing 'they see' مِنof وَحيthe revelation of حُسنِكِyour beauty فيon وجنَتَيكِyour two cheeks
نَ مِن وَحي حُسنِكِ في وجنَتَيكِ
Have they not read—woe to them—what they see
of your beauty's revelation on your cheeks?
وقدand indeed جعلوكthey have made you رقيباًa watcher عليناover us
وقد جعلوك رقيباً علينا
فمنthen who ذاis it that يكونwill be رقيباًa watcher عليكover you
فمن ذا يكون رقيباً عليك
And they have made you a watcher over us—
then who will be a watcher over you?
Sol 6.1