أضحتْhave become مراميdarts طرفُgaze هندَHind’s مراميmy desire
أضحتْ مرامي طرفُ هندَ مرامي
ترميshe shoots سهاماًarrows ليتهنَّwould that they were سهاميmy arrows
ترمي سهاماً ليتهنَّ سهامي
The darts of Hind’s gaze have become my desire.
Her glances have become my desire, her glances
She shoots arrows—would that they were mine.
Launch arrows, if only her arrows were mine
لوif تنظرُyou look at الحنفاءُthe monotheists حينَwhen بدتْshe appeared لهمto them
لو تنظرُ الحنفاءُ حينَ بدتْ لهم
لظننتَهُمْyou would think them عكفواthey had devoted themselves علىto الأصنامِthe idols
لظننتَهُمْ عكفوا على الأصنامِ
Were you to see the monotheists when she appeared to them,
If the infatuated saw her when she appeared
You would think they had devoted themselves to idols.
You'd think they were bowing before idols
فبقدِّهاfor in her stature وبخدِّهاand in her cheek وبثغرِهاand in her mouth
فبقدِّها وبخدِّها وبثغرِها
غصنٌa bough وتفاحٌand apples وحبُّand grains غمامِof clouds
غصنٌ وتفاحٌ وحبُّ غمامِ
For in her stature, her cheek, and her mouth are
With her cheeks, chin, and lips
A bough, apples, and cloud-born hailstones.
A branch, apple, and rain cloud's love
لماwhen تبدَّتْshe appeared بينbetween تربيهاher two age-mates ومنْand from
لما تبدَّتْ بين تربيها ومنْ
سحبِthe clouds of البراقعِthe veils لاحَshone forth بدرُa full moon تمامِfullness
سحبِ البراقعِ لاحَ بدرُ تمامِ
When she appeared between her two age-mates, and from
When she emerged between her veil's folds
The clouds of veils a full moon shone forth,
The full moon's brilliance shone through her cover
ناديْتُI called out ياO قلبيmy heart وياand O عقليmy mind معاًtogether
ناديْتُ يا قلبي ويا عقلي معاً
أناI قدْindeed وقعتُhave fallen ففارقاso depart, both of you بسلامِin peace
أنا قدْ وقعتُ ففارقا بسلامِ
I called to both at once: ‘O my heart, and O my mind,
I called to my heart and mind together
I have fallen—so depart, both of you, in peace.’
I have fallen, so farewell in peace
Sol 6.1