رُبَّmany a قَاضٍjudge لَنَاof ours مَلِيحٍhandsome
رُبَّ قَاضٍ لَنَا مَلِيحٍ
يُعْرِبُgives expression عَنْto مَنْطِقٍspeech لَذِيذِdelightful
يُعْرِبُ عَنْ مَنْطِقٍ لَذِيذِ
Many a handsome judge we have,
Who gives voice to delightful speech.
إِذَاwhen رَنَاhe gazes لِيat me بِسَهْمِwith an arrow لَحْظٍa glance
إِذَا رَنَا لِي بِسَهْمِ لَحْظٍ
قُلْنَاwe say لَهُto him دَائِمconstant النّفُوذِpenetrating power
قُلْنَا لَهُ دَائِم النّفُوذِ
When he gazes at me with a glance’s arrow,
We say to him, “Ever piercing!”
Sol 6.1