بنفسيwith my life as ransom هلالٌa crescent يُخالُis deemed الهِلالُthe crescent moon
بنفسي هلالٌ يُخالُ الهِلالُ
لتلكَbecause of those المحاسنِbeauties منهُof his حَسُوداenvious
لتلكَ المحاسنِ منهُ حَسُودا
My life for a crescent—the crescent moon is deemed
With my own self, a crescent that rivals the crescent moon
Envious of those beauties of his.
Jealous of those beauties, from which it is hewn
كأنَّas though عقاربَscorpions أصداغِهِhis temple-locks
كأنَّ عقاربَ أصداغِهِ
غُذِينَthey were fed بمسكٍon musk فأصبحنَand so they became سُوداblack
غُذِينَ بمسكٍ فأصبحنَ سُودا
As though the scorpion-curls at his temples
As though the locks of his temple
Had been fed on musk and so turned black.
Were nurtured on musk, and turned raven black soon
Sol 6.1