شاهِدْBehold بكَوْكَبِناat our star المُطِلُّpeering out
شاهِدْ بكَوْكَبِنا المُطِلُّ
يَرْعىit watches النّجومَthe stars مفَتِّحاًopening wide طِيقانَهُits arched windows
يَرْعى النّجومَ مفَتِّحاً طِيقانَهُ
Behold our star peering out:
It watches the stars, opening its windows wide.
وكأنّماand as though خافَit feared العُيونَthe eyes إذاwhen رَنَتthey gazed
وكأنّما خافَ العُيونَ إذا رَنَت
كالغادَةِlike the maiden الحَسْناءِbeautiful صانَتْshe shielded خدَّهاher cheek
كالغادَةِ الحَسْناءِ صانَتْ خدَّها
And as though it feared eyes when they gazed,
Like a beautiful maiden who shielded her cheek
بالكُمِّwith the sleeve عنْfrom جَفْنٍan eyelid (eye) إلَيْهاat her ناظِرِgazing
بالكُمِّ عنْ جَفْنٍ إلَيْها ناظِرِ
غَضَّit lowered الجفونَthe eyelids تُقىًout of piety ويَفْعَلُand does مثْلَهُthe same as it did
غَضَّ الجفونَ تُقىً ويَفْعَلُ مثْلَهُ
With her sleeve from an eye gazing at her,
It lowered its eyelids in piety; and likewise acts
مَنْwhoever خافَfears أنْto يُدْعىbe called بجارٍas a neighbor جائِرِunjust
مَنْ خافَ أنْ يُدْعى بجارٍ جائِرِ
One who fears being called an unjust neighbor.
Sol 6.1