بتعصفرِby the safflower hue of الخدِّthe cheek المعصفرْsafflower-tinted
بتعصفرِ الخدِّ المعصفرْ
بتكسُّرِby the curling of الصُّدْغِthe temple-lock المُكَسَّرْcurled
بتكسُّرِ الصُّدْغِ المُكَسَّرْ
By the safflower hue of the safflower-tinted cheek,
By the curl of the curling temple-lock,
وبسحرِand by the magic of طَرْفٍa gaze لمdid not يَدَعْlet
وبسحرِ طَرْفٍ لم يَدَعْ
هاروتَHarut يَدْريhe knows كيفَhow يَسْحَرhe casts spells
هاروتَ يَدْري كيفَ يَسْحَر
And by the magic of a gaze that did not let
Harut know how to cast a spell,
وبذلكand by that الثَّغْرِmouth الذيwhich
وبذلك الثَّغْرِ الذي
يُزْرِيmakes little بجوهرِof the essence of كلِّevery جوهرjewel
يُزْرِي بجوهرِ كلِّ جوهر
And by that mouth which
Puts the essence of every jewel to shame,
إِلاَّdo, I implore you عَذَرْتِyou pardon صَبابتيmy ardent longing
إِلاَّ عَذَرْتِ صَبابتي
إنَّindeed الصبابةَardent longing فيكِfor you تُعْذَرis pardonable
إنَّ الصبابةَ فيكِ تُعْذَر
Do pardon my ardent longing;
Indeed, longing for you is pardonable.
شمسٌa sun بهاءُthe splendor of الشمسِthe sun عنbegins عند: beside
شمسٌ بهاءُ الشمسِ عن
دcompletes عند: beside بهائهاher splendor معنىًa notion مزوَّرcounterfeit
د بهائها معنىً مزوَّر
A sun—the sun's splendor, beside
Her splendor, is a counterfeit notion.
ماnot إِنْemphasizes the negation رأَينَاwe have seen مثلَهاher like
ما إِنْ رأَينَا مثلَها
شمساًa sun تُحَجَّلُis secluded behind bridal curtains أَوor تُسَتَّرis veiled
شمساً تُحَجَّلُ أَو تُسَتَّر
Never have we seen her like:
A sun secluded behind bridal curtains or veiled.
Sol 6.1