كَأَنَّas though عُيونَهاits eyes لَمَّاwhen اسْتَدارتْthey circled
كَأَنَّ عُيونَها لَمَّا اسْتَدارتْ
بِحَرْفِalong the rim of الكَأْسِthe cup صَفّاًin a row بَعْدَafter صَفِّa row
بِحَرْفِ الكَأْسِ صَفّاً بَعْدَ صَفِّ
As though its eyes, when they circled
When her eyes turned round
along the cup’s rim, row after row,
with the rim of the goblet, row after row,
وَصائِفُhandmaidens حَوْلَaround جَارِيَةٍa maiden عَرُوسٍa bride
وَصائِفُ حَوْلَ جَارِيَةٍ عَرُوسٍ
عَقَدْنَthey joined مَلاحةًbeauty كَفّاًa palm بِكَفِّwith a palm
عَقَدْنَ مَلاحةً كَفّاً بِكَفِّ
were handmaidens around a maiden bride,
and revelers around a bride
who clasped hands in beauty, palm to palm.
competed, hand against hand,
Sol 6.1