ياO غَزالاًgazelle أَرىI see الغَوايَةَgoing astray رُشداًright guidance
يا غَزالاً أَرى الغَوايَةَ رُشداً
فيin هَواهُlove for him وَأَحسَبُand I deem الرُشدَright guidance غَيّاerror
في هَواهُ وَأَحسَبُ الرُشدَ غَيّا
O gazelle, I see error as right guidance
in loving him, and deem right guidance error.
ماnot رَأَيناwe saw قَبلَbefore اِبتِسامِكَyour smile بَدرَfull moon الthe
ما رَأَينا قَبلَ اِبتِسامِكَ بَدرَ ال
تَمِّfullness يَفتَرُّsmiles عَنto reveal نُجومِstars of الثُرَيّاthe Pleiades
تَمِّ يَفتَرُّ عَن نُجومِ الثُرَيّا
Before your smile, we had never seen the moon in its
fullness smile, revealing the stars of the Pleiades.
Sol 6.1