أَفديهِI would ransom him مِنas a قَمرmoon أَطوافُهُhis wanderings شغلتhave occupied
أَفديهِ مِن قَمر أَطوافُهُ شغلت
قَلبيmy heart وَعَقليand my mind بِتَغريبwith westward roaming وَتَشريقand eastward roaming
قَلبي وَعَقلي بِتَغريب وَتَشريق
I would ransom him—a moon whose wanderings have occupied
I would ransom him with a moon whose circling preoccupied
My heart and mind with westward and eastward roaming.
My heart and mind with unfamiliarity and separation
مَنwho السَليمthe unscathed one وَقَدand indeed أَحنىhe arched حَواجبهُhis eyebrows
مَن السَليم وَقَد أَحنى حَواجبهُ
وَطَرفُهُand his gaze بَينَbetween تَسديدtaking aim وَتَفريقand scattering
وَطَرفُهُ بَينَ تَسديد وَتَفريق
Who remains unscathed when he has arched his brows,
Who is safe when his eyebrows are bent
And his gaze alternates between taking aim and scattering?
And his gaze wavers between confidence and hesitation
Sol 6.1