وأَوانِسٍand maidens هِيفِslender الخُصورِthe waists إِذاwhen مَشَتْthey walk
وأَوانِسٍ هِيفِ الخُصورِ إِذا مَشَتْ
وَدَّتْwished غُصونٌbranches أَنّهُنَّthat they قُدودُbodily forms
وَدَّتْ غُصونٌ أَنّهُنَّ قُدودُ
And slender-waisted maidens—when they walk,
And friends in seclusion when they walked,
branches wish they were such figures.
Branches leaned down as if they were affectionate.
وَبِكُلِّand at every مَرْمَىpoint reached by نَظْرَةٍa glance مِنْfrom وامِقٍa lover
وَبِكُلِّ مَرْمَى نَظْرَةٍ مِنْ وامِقٍ
تَحْكيresemble مَبَاسِمُهُنَّtheir smiling mouths فيهin it عُقودُnecklaces
تَحْكي مَبَاسِمُهُنَّ فيه عُقودُ
And wherever a lover's glance falls,
And with every glance from languishing eyes,
their smiling mouths there resemble necklaces.
Their smiles related love stories there.
خَدٌّa cheek وَخالٌand a mole يُعْشَقانِboth are adored كَأَنَّماas though
خَدٌّ وَخالٌ يُعْشَقانِ كَأَنَّما
نُقِطَتْwere dotted بِحبّاتِwith the kernels of القُلوبِthe hearts خُدودِcheeks
نُقِطَتْ بِحبّاتِ القُلوبِ خُدودِ
A cheek and a mole, both adored—as though
A cheek and a mole were so lovable, as if
cheeks were dotted with the kernels of hearts.
Love beads were dotted on the cheeks.
Sol 6.1