فيon خَدِّهاher cheek مِنof مِسكِهاher musk حَيَّةٌa serpent
في خَدِّها مِن مِسكِها حَيَّةٌ
أَحلىloveliest سَواداًin blackness فيin الفَضاthe expanse الفِضّيsilvery
أَحلى سَواداً في الفَضا الفِضّي
On her cheek is a serpent of her musk,
In her cheek, from her musk, is a snake
Of loveliest blackness in the silvery expanse.
Sweeter in blackness in the silvery space
كَمmany a حَيَّةٍserpent أَهرَبُI flee مِنfrom عَضِّهاits bite
كَم حَيَّةٍ أَهرَبُ مِن عَضِّها
وَهَذِهِand this one تَهرَبُflees مِنfrom عَضّيmy bite
وَهَذِهِ تَهرَبُ مِن عَضّي
From many a serpent's bite I flee,
How many snakes have I fled from their bite
Yet this one flees from my bite.
Yet this one flees from my bite
تُبعِدُkeeps away عَنهاfrom it ناظِريmy gaze مِثلَماjust as
تُبعِدُ عَنها ناظِري مِثلَما
تُبعِدُkeeps away جَفنَيَّmy two eyelids عَنِfrom الغَمضِclosing
تُبعِدُ جَفنَيَّ عَنِ الغَمضِ
It keeps my gaze away from itself, just as
It takes my eyes away from her
It keeps my eyelids from closing.
As it takes my eyelids from closing
وَأَشكُرُand I thank المُغضيthe one who lowers his eyes عَلىfor حُبِّهِhis love
وَأَشكُرُ المُغضي عَلى حُبِّهِ
لاnot أَشكُرُI thank المُغضيthe one who lowers his eyes عَلىfor البُغضِhatred
لا أَشكُرُ المُغضي عَلى البُغضِ
And I thank the one who lowers his eyes for his love;
And I thank the frown for his love
I do not thank the one who lowers his eyes for hatred.
I don’t thank the frown for the hatred
فلاso do not تُصَدِّقbelieve عَنهُabout him إِغضاءَهُhis lowering of his eyes
فلا تُصَدِّق عَنهُ إِغضاءَهُ
فَأَينَso where لينُthe gentleness الناظِرِof the eye المُغضيwith lowered lids
فَأَينَ لينُ الناظِرِ المُغضي
So do not trust his lowered gaze to speak for him—
So do not believe his frown
For where is the gentleness of the downcast eye?
Where is the softness of the frowning gazer
Sol 6.1