قالَتْshe said وَقَدْand already فَتَكَتْhad dealt death فيناamong us لَواحِظُهاher glances
قالَتْ وَقَدْ فَتَكَتْ فينا لَواحِظُها
كَمْhow long ذَاthis أَمَاis there not لِقَتيلِfor one slain الحُبِّlove مِنْany قَوَدِblood retribution
كَمْ ذَا أَمَا لِقَتيلِ الحُبِّ مِنْ قَوَدِ
She said, when her glances had already ravaged us:
She said, her glances having already dealt death among us:
“How long? Is there no blood-requital for love’s slain?”
"How much longer? Is there no retribution for one slain by love?"
وأَمْطَرَتْand she rained down لُؤْلُؤاًpearls مِنْfrom نَرْجِسٍnarcissus flowers وَسَقَتْand she watered
وأَمْطَرَتْ لُؤْلُؤاً مِنْ نَرْجِسٍ وَسَقَتْ
وَرْداًroses وَعَضَّتand she bit عَلَىupon العُنَّابِthe jujube fruit بِالْبَرَدِwith hailstones
وَرْداً وَعَضَّت عَلَى العُنَّابِ بِالْبَرَدِ
And she rained pearls from narcissus and watered
And she rained pearls from narcissi, and watered
a rose, then bit into jujube-fruit with hail.
roses, and bit upon the jujube with hailstones.
إِنْسِيَّةٌa human woman لَوْif رَأَتْهاsaw her الشَّمْسُthe sun ماnot طَلَعَتْrose
إِنْسِيَّةٌ لَوْ رَأَتْها الشَّمْسُ ما طَلَعَتْ
مِنْfrom بَعْدِafter رُؤْيَتِهاseeing her يَوْماًon any day عَلىupon أَحَدِanyone
مِنْ بَعْدِ رُؤْيَتِها يَوْماً عَلى أَحَدِ
A mortal woman—had the sun beheld her, it would never have risen
A mortal woman—had the sun seen her, it would not have risen
after beholding her, ever again upon anyone.
after seeing her, ever again upon anyone.
كَأنَّماas though بَيْنَamong غاباتِthickets الجُفُونِthe eyelids لَهاbelonging to her
كَأنَّما بَيْنَ غاباتِ الجُفُونِ لَها
أُسْدُlions الحِمامِdeath مُقيماتٍstationed عَلىon الرَّصَدِthe lookout
أُسْدُ الحِمامِ مُقيماتٍ عَلى الرَّصَدِ
As though, between the forests of her eyelids,
As though among the thickets of her eyelids
lions of death abide, posted in ambush.
the lions of death were stationed in ambush.
Sol 6.1