وغزالٍand a gazelle لولاwere it not for تميمةa talisman شعرٍof hair
وغزالٍ لولا تميمة شعرٍ
ذكرتهthat marked him male لقلتI would have said بعضone of الجواريthe maidens
ذكرته لقلت بعض الجواري
And a gazelle—were it not for a talisman of hair
that marked him male, I would have said, “One of the maidens!”
شاربa mustache أشربmade drink الصبابةpassionate longing قلبيmy heart
شارب أشرب الصبابة قلبي
وعذارٌand cheek-down خلعتI cast off فيهfor its sake عذاريmy bridle (restraint)
وعذارٌ خلعت فيه عذاري
A mustache that made my heart drink passionate longing,
and cheek-down for whose sake I cast off my bridle.
Sol 6.1