أَماdo ... not? تَرىyou see النَرجِسَthe narcissus المَيّاسَgracefully swaying يَلحَظُناglances at us
أَما تَرى النَرجِسَ المَيّاسَ يَلحَظُنا
أَلحاظَglances ذيof one possessing فَرَحٍjoy بِالعَتبِby reproach مَسرورِdelighted
أَلحاظَ ذي فَرَحٍ بِالعَتبِ مَسرورِ
Do you not see the swaying narcissus glancing at us,
Don't you see the narcissus gazing at us
With the glances of one joyful, delighted by reproach?
With looks of joy and coquetry
كَأَنَّas though أَحداقَهاits eyes فيin حُسنِthe beauty صورَتِهاtheir form
كَأَنَّ أَحداقَها في حُسنِ صورَتِها
مَداهِنُoil vessels التَبرِraw gold فيin أَوراقِpetals كافورِcamphor
مَداهِنُ التَبرِ في أَوراقِ كافورِ
As though its eyes, in the beauty of their form,
As if its dark eyes in the beauty of its form
Were oil vessels of gold amid petals of camphor.
Were kohl pencils in camphor leaves
كَأَنَّas though طَلَّfine dew النَدىthe dew فيهِon it لِمُبصِرِهِto one who beholds it
كَأَنَّ طَلَّ النَدى فيهِ لِمُبصِرِهِ
دَمعٌtears تَرَقرَقَwelled up مِنfrom أَجفانِeyelids مَهجورِone forsaken
دَمعٌ تَرَقرَقَ مِن أَجفانِ مَهجورِ
As though the fine dew on it, to one who beholds it,
As if the dew dripping on it for its observer
Were tears that welled from the eyelids of one forsaken.
Were tears welling from forsaken eyelids
Sol 6.1