وحقكBy your honor لوif حكاهاresembled her غصنa bough بانٍa bān tree
وحقك لو حكاها غصن بانٍ
لقطعتshe would have worn out الخفافthe slippers علىon قذالهthe back of its head
لقطعت الخفاف على قذاله
By your honor, had a bān bough resembled her,
She would have worn out slippers on the back of its head,
وأنستهand made it forget الحمائمthe doves حينwhen غنتthey sang
وأنسته الحمائم حين غنت
عليهupon it وهوwhile it يخطرswayed proudly فيin دلالهits coquetry
عليه وهو يخطر في دلاله
And made it forget the doves when they sang
Upon it, as it swayed in its coquettish grace.
ولمand did not تدعallow النسيمthe breeze يهزsway منهof it
ولم تدع النسيم يهز منه
قواماًa figure راقwas lovely فيin لينthe suppleness of اعتدالهits straightness
قواماً راق في لين اعتداله
Nor would she have let the breeze sway
Its figure, lovely in its supple straightness,
ولمand did not تفتحopen لعينfor the eye of الزهرthe flowers جفناًan eyelid
ولم تفتح لعين الزهر جفناً
لتنظرso it might gaze فيin الغديرthe pool إلىat خيالهits reflection
لتنظر في الغدير إلى خياله
Nor opened an eyelid for the flowers' eye
To gaze at its reflection in the pool.
Sol 6.1