جَعَلَتْshe began تشتكيto lament الفِراقَparting وفيand in أَجْeyelids (first part of split word)
جَعَلَتْ تشتكي الفِراقَ وفي أَجْ
فانِهاher eyelids (completion of split word) عِقْدُa necklace لؤلؤٍpearls منثورِscattered
فانِها عِقْدُ لؤلؤٍ منثورِ
She began lamenting parting, while in her
She complains of our estrangement, yet on her neck
eyelids lay a necklace of scattered pearls.
Is a necklace of scattered pearls.
وكأَنَّand as though الكُحلَthe kohl السَّحيقَfinely powdered مَعَwith الدَّمْthe tears (first part of split word)
وكأَنَّ الكُحلَ السَّحيقَ مَعَ الدَّمْ
عِtears (completion of split word) عَلَىupon خَدِّهاher cheek بَقاياremnants سُطُورِwritten lines
عِ عَلَى خَدِّها بَقايا سُطُورِ
And it was as though the finely powdered kohl, together with the
And on her cheek the copious kohl mixed with tears
tears upon her cheek, were remnants of written lines.
Is like traces of inscribed lines.
Sol 6.1