سَطاhe pounced فَماso not يَأمُنُهُfeels safe from him خِلُّهُhis intimate friend
سَطا فَما يَأمُنُهُ خِلُّهُ
أَحوىdark-lipped سَقيمُlanguid الطَرفِof gaze مُعتَلُّهُailing in it
أَحوى سَقيمُ الطَرفِ مُعتَلُّهُ
He pounced, so his intimate friend is not safe from him.
Wide is his smile, though no one trusts it.
Dark-lipped, with a languid, ailing gaze.
Sickly are his eyes, though he acts hale.
أَبدىhe revealed ثَناياهُhis front teeth فَقُلناso we said لَهُto him
أَبدى ثَناياهُ فَقُلنا لَهُ
أَوَرَقُare they petals? النَرجِسِof the narcissus أَمor طَلُّهُits dew
أَوَرَقُ النَرجِسِ أَم طَلُّهُ
He revealed his front teeth, and we said to him:
When he bared his gums, we asked him:
Are they narcissus petals, or its dew?
“Are those narcissus petals or your teeth?”
وَجنَتُهُhis cheek حَمراءُred مَصقولَةٌpolished
وَجنَتُهُ حَمراءُ مَصقولَةٌ
وَجِسمُهُand his body مِنof بَرَدٍhail كُلُّهُall of it
وَجِسمُهُ مِن بَرَدٍ كُلُّهُ
His cheek is red and polished,
His gums are red, as if painted.
And his whole body is made of hail.
His body is all chilled from the cold.
Sol 6.1