للهِfor God, expressing admiration خَدٌّa cheek بَدَتْappeared منfrom حُسْنِهits beauty حُجَجٌproofs
للهِ خَدٌّ بَدَتْ من حُسْنِه حُجَجٌ
تُريحrelieve عاشقَهits lover منfrom عَتْبِthe reproach of لائمِهِhis censurer
تُريح عاشقَه من عَتْبِ لائمِهِ
God be praised for a cheek whose beauty has revealed proofs
For God has cheeks marked with beauty
That spare its lover the reproach of his censurer.
That soothe their Lover from an accuser's blame
قدindeed أودعdeposited الحسنُBeauty فيهin it ماwhat يَضِنُّis sparing بهwith it
قد أودع الحسنُ فيه ما يَضِنُّ به
واحتاطand took precautions فالخالُso the mole فيهon it طبعُthe imprint of خاتَمِهِhis seal
واحتاط فالخالُ فيه طبعُ خاتَمِهِ
Beauty has deposited in it what he jealously guards,
Beauty has endowed them with all they might want
And taken precautions: the mole upon it is the imprint of his seal.
The mole upon them is like the stamp of the seal
كفحمةٍlike a piece of charcoal عَمَّcovered صِبْغُthe color of النارِthe fire ظاهرَهاits surface
كفحمةٍ عَمَّ صِبْغُ النارِ ظاهرَها
وغادرand left البعضَsome منof مُسْوَدِّthe darkened part of فاحِمهits coal-black substance
وغادر البعضَ من مُسْوَدِّ فاحِمه
Like a piece of charcoal whose surface fire's color has covered,
Like embers all covered over with the dye of fire
Leaving some of its coal-black darkness.
And some glimpses of darkness peeking out beneath
Sol 6.1