سَكَنَhe dwelt in الزِّيَادَةَal-Ziyada وَهْوَwhile he is بَدْرٌa full moon كَامِلٌperfect
سَكَنَ الزِّيَادَةَ وَهْوَ بَدْرٌ كَامِلٌ
يَسْبيhe captivates عُقُولَthe minds of العَاشِقينَlovers بِحرْصِهِwith his eagerness
يَسْبي عُقُولَ العَاشِقينَ بِحرْصِهِ
He settled in al-Ziyāda—“Increase”—though he was a perfect full moon,
He dwelt in al-Ziyada, a perfect full moon.
taking captive the minds of lovers in his eagerness.
He captivates lovers’ minds with his eagerness.
كَمُلتْwere perfected مَحاسِنُهhis charms بِخَطِّby the line of عِذَارِهِhis cheek-down
كَمُلتْ مَحاسِنُه بِخَطِّ عِذَارِهِ
وَبِهِand through it الأَمانُsafety لِحُسْنِهfor his beauty مِنْfrom نَقْصِهِits decline
وَبِهِ الأَمانُ لِحُسْنِه مِنْ نَقْصِهِ
His charms were brought to perfection by the line of down on his cheek;
His charms were perfected by the line of down on his cheeks.
through it, his beauty is safe from waning.
And through it his beauty is safe from decline.
Sol 6.1