رَشاًa young gazelle عَجَبيmy wonder مِنهُat him وَقَدand already راحَhe became قاضِياًa judge
رَشاً عَجَبي مِنهُ وَقَد راحَ قاضِياً
عَلىover كُلِّevery صَبِّlovesick lover كَيفَhow لاnot يَقبَلِhe accepts الرُشىbribes
عَلى كُلِّ صَبِّ كَيفَ لا يَقبَلِ الرُشى
A young gazelle—how I marvel at him, now that he has become a judge
How strange he takes no bribes, and still a judge
Over every lovesick lover: how can he not accept bribes?
Though bribes be pressed on him on every hand
وَمَنand from (reading وَمِنْ) طَرَفَهُhis gaze أَنّيhow (reading أَنَّى) بِبيضِwith the white blades سَوادِهِits blackness
وَمَن طَرَفَهُ أَنّي بِبيضِ سَوادِهِ
يَقُدُّit cleaves وَلَمand not يُخدَشُbe scratched بِهِby it الجِسمُthe body فيwithin الحَشاthe breast's depths
يَقُدُّ وَلَم يُخدَشُ بِهِ الجِسمُ في الحَشا
And at his gaze—how, with the white blades of its blackness,
And I that fair repute he has, gainsay,
Does it cleave deep within the breast, yet leave the body unscratched?
Since with a blackened heart he leads - his hand unstained.
Sol 6.1