وفاتنٍand a charmer بالجمالwith beauty والدَّعَجِand wide, dark eyes
وفاتنٍ بالجمال والدَّعَجِ
قامتْstood firm علىagainst عاذِليmy reproacher بهthrough him حُجَجِيmy arguments
قامتْ على عاذِلي به حُجَجِي
And a charmer, with beauty and wide, dark eyes—
With beauty and grace she is blessed
Through him, my arguments stood firm against my reproacher.
Yet still my reproaches on her I pressed
أظهَرmade plain عُذْريmy excuse عِذارُهhis cheek-down وأعاand restored (continues next line)
أظهَر عُذْري عِذارُه وأعا
دcompletes “restored” الفَلْجvictory ليto me حُسْنُthe beauty ذلكthat الفَلَجthe gap between the front teeth
د الفَلْج لي حُسْنُ ذلك الفَلَج
His cheek-down made my excuse plain; and restored
My excuses her coyness displayed
to me was victory by the beauty of that gap between his teeth.
Returning my grace that before it had frayed
كأنماas though ثغرُهhis mouth ونَكْهتُهand his breath
كأنما ثغرُه ونَكْهتُه
نَوْرُblossoms الأقاحِيthe chamomiles فيin الشَّكْلform والأَرَجand fragrance
نَوْرُ الأقاحِي في الشَّكْل والأَرَج
As though his mouth and his breath
Her mouth and her dimples in my eyes
were chamomile blossoms in form and fragrance.
Are like stars in the darkest of skies
Sol 6.1