وَمُذand when كَشَفَuncovered الفَصادthe bloodletter عَنfrom زِندِهِhis forearm رَأىhe saw
وَمُذ كَشَفَ الفَصاد عَن زِندِهِ رَأى
مَحاسنbeauties الهتهُdistracted him فضلَّso he strayed عَنfrom الرُشدgood sense
مَحاسن الهتهُ فضلَّ عَن الرُشد
And when the bloodletter bared his forearm, he saw
When he unsheathed his sword, he saw
Beauties that distracted him, so he strayed from good sense.
The beauties of his beloved transcended virtue
فَقطبso he frowned مِنthe one whom أَهوىI love وَأَبصَرand he looked مَغضباًangered
فَقطب مِن أَهوى وَأَبصَر مَغضباً
وَأَوقعand he cast ظلّshadow الجفنthe eyelid مِنهُfrom him عَلىupon الزندthe forearm
وَأَوقع ظلّ الجفن مِنهُ عَلى الزند
So the one I love frowned and looked in anger,
So he frowned in passion for her and saw
And cast his eyelid’s shadow upon the forearm.
Her eyelid's shadow fell upon the flame
وَأَطلَعand he brought forth نورbloom الأُرجُوانcrimson وَحَبَذاand how lovely
وَأَطلَع نور الأُرجُوان وَحَبَذا
مِنfrom الياسمينthe jasmine الأُرجواcrimson (apparently truncated) عَلىupon الوَردthe rose
مِن الياسمين الأُرجوا عَلى الوَرد
And brought forth a crimson bloom—how lovely
The light of red came into view and excelled
The [crimson] from jasmine upon the rose!
The violet's fragrance over roses
Sol 6.1