للهto God (expressing wonder) منof شعرhair كليلlike the night الدُّجىdarkness
لله من شعر كليل الدُّجى
لهُfor it مجالٌroom to roam فوقabove ردفrump الحبيبthe beloved
لهُ مجالٌ فوق ردف الحبيب
What wondrous hair—long with the darkness of night!
God, what hair, like the dark night!
It has room to roam over the beloved’s rump.
It has room to roam over the beloved’s rump.
وليسand is not ماwhat أبصرتُI saw لكنّهاbut they are
وليس ما أبصرتُ لكنّها
ثعالبُfoxes يلعبنthey play فوقabove الكثيبthe dune
ثعالبُ يلعبن فوق الكثيب
Yet it was not hair that I beheld; rather, they were—
And what I saw was not hair, but rather
foxes playing upon the dune.
foxes playing atop the dune.
Sol 6.1