لهhe has ثناياfront teeth إنif بدتthey appear فيin الدجىthe darkness
له ثنايا إن بدت في الدجى
يكادalmost يعشيناdazzles us سنيradiance برقهاtheir lightning
يكاد يعشينا سني برقها
He has front teeth that, if they appear in the darkness,
With dips, if shown in gloominess
The radiance of their lightning almost dazzles us.
Would make our evening with its lightning-like radiance
وقامةٌand a stature لولاwere it not for ظبيblades عينهhis eye
وقامةٌ لولا ظبي عينه
لغرّدwould indeed warble القمريُّthe turtledove منfrom فوقهاatop it
لغرّد القمريُّ من فوقها
And a stature—were it not for the blades of his eye—
A figure, if not for the deer-like eyes
The turtledove would warble from atop it.
The moon itself would sing above it
وريقةand saliva شهدِيَّةhoney-sweet رشفهاsipping it
وريقة شهدِيَّة رشفها
يشفيheals وبرءُand the cure of الصبthe lovesick one فيin ذوقهاtasting it
يشفي وبرءُ الصب في ذوقها
And honey-sweet saliva: sipping it
A petal with honey-sweet nectar
Heals, and the lovesick one's cure lies in tasting it.
Heals and soothes the lover with its taste
ووجنةand a cheek حمراءred منwhoever شامهاbeholds it
ووجنة حمراء من شامها
بالعينwith the eye ترميit strikes قلبهُhis heart باللهيبْwith flame
بالعين ترمي قلبهُ باللهيبْ
And a crimson cheek: whoever beholds it
Rosy cheek from Damascus
With his eye has his heart struck with flame.
With the eyes it sets the heart aflame
Sol 6.1