تَعَشَّقتُهاI fell in love with her مِثلَlike الغَزالِthe gazelle الَّذيthat رَناgazed
تَعَشَّقتُها مِثلَ الغَزالِ الَّذي رَنا
لَهاshe has مُقلَةٌan eye نَجلاwide وَأَجفانُهاand her eyelids وُطفُlong- and thick-lashed
لَها مُقلَةٌ نَجلا وَأَجفانُها وُطفُ
I fell in love with her, gazelle-like as she gazed.
Her eyes are wide, and her lids bear long, thick lashes.
إِذاwhen حَسَدوهاthey envied her الحُسنَbeauty قالواthey said لَطيفَةٌdainty
إِذا حَسَدوها الحُسنَ قالوا لَطيفَةٌ
لَقَدindeed صَدَقواthey spoke truly فيهاin her اللَطافَةُdelicacy وَالظُرفُand charm
لَقَد صَدَقوا فيها اللَطافَةُ وَالظُرفُ
When they envy her beauty, they say, "She is dainty."
Indeed, they speak truly: hers are delicacy and charm.
وَلَمand did not يَجحَدوهاdeny her مالَهاwhat she possesses مِنof مَلاحَةٍloveliness
وَلَم يَجحَدوها مالَها مِن مَلاحَةٍ
لِعِلمِهِمُbecause they know ماno فيin مَلاحَتِهاher loveliness خُلفُdispute
لِعِلمِهِمُ ما في مَلاحَتِها خُلفُ
Nor did they deny the loveliness she possesses,
Knowing that her loveliness is beyond dispute.
بَديعَةُa marvel of حُسنٍbeauty رَقَّgrew gentle مِنهاof hers شَمائِلٌmanners
بَديعَةُ حُسنٍ رَقَّ مِنها شَمائِلٌ
وَراقَتand she was enchanting إِلىto the point أَنthat كادَalmost يَشرَبُهاdrinks her in الطَرفُthe eye
وَراقَت إِلى أَن كادَ يَشرَبُها الطَرفُ
A marvel of beauty, with gentle ways,
And so enchanting that the eye almost drinks her in.
فَلاso neither الخُلقُcharacter مِنهاof hers لاno وَلاnor الخَلقُphysical form جافِياًcoarse
فَلا الخُلقُ مِنها لا وَلا الخَلقُ جافِياً
وَحاشاand far be it لِهاتيكَfrom those الشَمائِلِmanners أَنto تَجفوbe harsh
وَحاشا لِهاتيكَ الشَمائِلِ أَن تَجفو
So neither her character—no—nor her form is coarse,
And far be it from those ways of hers to be harsh.
وَماand what ضَرَّهاharmed her أَنthat لاnot تَكونَshe be طَويلَةًtall
وَما ضَرَّها أَن لا تَكونَ طَويلَةً
إِذاwhen كانَthere is فيهاin her كُلُّall ماthat which يَطلُبُseeks الإِلفُthe lover
إِذا كانَ فيها كُلُّ ما يَطلُبُ الإِلفُ
And what harm is it to her not to be tall,
When she has all a lover seeks?
وَإِنّيand indeed I لَمَشغوفٌtruly enamored بِكُلِّof every مَليحَةٍlovely woman
وَإِنّي لَمَشغوفٌ بِكُلِّ مَليحَةٍ
وَيُعجِبُنيand pleases me الخَصرُthe waist المُخَصَّرُslender وَالرِدفُand the buttocks
وَيُعجِبُني الخَصرُ المُخَصَّرُ وَالرِدفُ
And I am indeed enamored of every lovely woman,
And I admire the slender waist and the hips.
Sol 6.1