ومضمومةٍand one bound together فيin الخيزرانِthe bamboo كأنّهاas though it were
ومضمومةٍ في الخيزرانِ كأنّها
علىupon يدهhis hand منfrom شعرهِhis hair الفاحمِcoal-black الجعدِcurly
على يده من شعرهِ الفاحمِ الجعدِ
And a bundle held within bamboo, as though it were
And clasped in the poplar as if she were
upon his hand, part of his coal-black, curly hair.
On his hand, some of his dark curly hair,
تنيفُit rises عليهِabove him قدَّهاby its own height فكأنّهاso it is as though it were
تنيفُ عليهِ قدَّها فكأنّها
قضيبٌa twig تعالىrose high عنabove قضيبِa twig علىat بُعدِa distance
قضيبٌ تعالى عن قضيبِ على بُعدِ
It rises its own height above him, as though it were
She rubs her neck against it, as though it were
a twig risen far above another twig.
A rod, far from the rod of the distant one.
وقدand already خُنِقَتit has been choked بالتَّبرِwith gold حتّىuntil كأنّماas though
وقد خُنِقَت بالتَّبرِ حتّى كأنّما
تهمُّit is about بأنto تشكوcomplain لهُto him ضائقtight العَقدِthe binding
تهمُّ بأن تشكو لهُ ضائق العَقدِ
And it has been choked with gold, until it seems
And she is choked by abstinence, as if she meant
about to complain to him of the binding's tightness.
To complain to it of the tightness of the knot.
Sol 6.1