وَشادنٍand a young gazelle يَسْلُبsteals العُقُولَthe minds وَلاand does not
وَشادنٍ يَسْلُب العُقُولَ وَلا
يُمْهِلُهَاgive them respite فيin الهَوَىlove فَيُهْمِلُهَاand thereby neglect them
يُمْهِلُهَا في الهَوَى فَيُهْمِلُهَا
And a young gazelle who steals minds, and does not
Give them respite in love and thereby neglect them.
تَغْزِلُspin ألحاظُهhis glances وَكَمْand how often فَتكَتْthey struck fatally
تَغْزِلُ ألحاظُه وَكَمْ فَتكَتْ
فيin القلبِthe heart مَنْwhoever رَاقَهُdelighted him تَأَمُّلُهَاcontemplating them
في القلبِ مَنْ رَاقَهُ تَأَمُّلُهَا
His glances spin—and how often they have ravaged
The heart of one who delighted in contemplating them.
جَدِيدةُfresh السِّحْرِenchantment لمdid not تَزلْcease أَبداًever
جَدِيدةُ السِّحْرِ لم تَزلْ أَبداً
حَدِيثُهاtheir talk فيof الهَوَىlove وَمَغْزَلُهاand their spindle
حَدِيثُها في الهَوَى وَمَغْزَلُها
Ever fresh in enchantment have remained
Their talk of love and their spindle.
Sol 6.1