عَيْنيmy eye جَرَحَتْwounded وَجْنَتَهُhis cheek بالنّظَرwith a glance
عَيْني جَرَحَتْ وَجْنَتَهُ بالنّظَر
منbecause of رِقّتِهَاits tenderness فانْظُرْso look لحُسْنِat the beauty of الأثرthe mark
من رِقّتِهَا فانْظُرْ لحُسْنِ الأثر
My eye wounded his cheek with a glance,
My eyes have wounded his cheek with a gaze
so tender was it—behold the beauty of the mark.
So gentle, behold the beauty it made
لمdid not أجنِI do wrong وقدand indeed جَنيتُI plucked وَرْدَthe rose of الخَفَرbashfulness
لم أجنِ وقد جَنيتُ وَرْدَ الخَفَر
إلاّexcept لترىso that you may see كيفَhow انشقاقُthe splitting of القَمَرْthe moon
إلاّ لترى كيفَ انشقاقُ القَمَرْ
I did no wrong—though I plucked the rose of bashfulness—
Though blameless, I'm blamed, for I plucked but a rose
save that you might see how the moon is cleft.
Only to show you the moon's silver splay
Sol 6.1