إنّindeed اللِّحاظَthe glances هيَthey are السُيوفُthe swords حَقيقةًin truth
إنّ اللِّحاظَ هيَ السُيوفُ حَقيقةً
ومَنِand whoever اسْتَرابَdoubts فحُجّتيthen my proof تكْفِيهِsuffices for him
ومَنِ اسْتَرابَ فحُجّتي تكْفِيهِ
Indeed, glances are swords in truth.
Indeed glances are swords in reality
And whoever doubts—my proof suffices for him.
And my argument suffices whosoever doubts
لمْnot يُدْعَwas called غِمدُthe sheath of السّيْفِthe sword جَفْناًan eyelid (also: a sword’s sheath) باطِلاًin vain
لمْ يُدْعَ غِمدُ السّيْفِ جَفْناً باطِلاً
إلاّbut only لشِبْهِbecause of a likeness of اللّحْظِthe glance يُغْمَدُis sheathed فِيهِwithin it
إلاّ لشِبْهِ اللّحْظِ يُغْمَدُ فِيهِ
The sword’s sheath was not called an “eyelid” in vain,
The sword sheath is not called 'eyelid' in vain
But only because a likeness of the glance is sheathed within it.
Except for the glance's resemblance sheathed in it
Sol 6.1