أهواهُI love him مُهَفْهَفاًslender-waisted ثقيلَheavy الرّدفthe rump
أهواهُ مُهَفْهَفاً ثقيلَ الرّدف
كالبدرِlike the full moon يَجُلُّis exalted حسنُهُhis beauty عنbeyond وَصْفِdescription
كالبدرِ يَجُلُّ حسنُهُ عن وَصْفِ
I love him, slender-waisted and heavy of rump.
I love her, swaying heavily,
Like the full moon, his beauty is beyond description.
Her beauty, like the full moon, defies description.
ماhow أحسَنَlovely واوwāw (the letter و) صُدْغِهِhis temple-lock حينَwhen بَدَتْit appeared
ما أحسَنَ واو صُدْغِهِ حينَ بَدَتْ
ياO ربّLord عَسَىmay تكونُit be واوَwāw (the letter و) العَطْفِconjunction; affection
يا ربّ عَسَى تكونُ واوَ العَطْفِ
How lovely the wāw-shaped curl at his temple when it appeared!
How lovely the curve of her cheek when it appeared!
O Lord, may it be the wāw of conjunction—and affection!
My Lord, may it be the conjunction for connection.
Sol 6.1