قامhe stood مثلlike القمرthe moon الزاthe radiant (first fragment)
قام مثل القمر الزا
هرradiant (completing the preceding fragment) فيin حلةa robe تيهpride
هر في حلة تيه
He rose like the radiant moon,
He stood like the moon, radi—
arrayed in a robe of proud grace.
—ant, in a robe of pride.
سافرunveiling عنfrom حرthe noble surface of وجهa face
سافر عن حر وجه
صادقtrue in الحسنbeauty وجيهfair of countenance
صادق الحسن وجيه
He unveiled a noble face,
Unveiling a noble face,
true in beauty and distinguished—
truly beautiful and fair of countenance.
رشأa gazelle-fawn ماnot استاكhe used a tooth-stick إلاexcept
رشأ ما استاك إلا
ظالماwronging جوهرthe jewels of فيهhis mouth
ظالما جوهر فيه
a gazelle-fawn who never plied the tooth-stick save
A gazelle-fawn who never used a tooth-stick without
while wronging the pearls within his mouth.
wronging the jewels of his mouth.
Sol 6.1