وقائمةٍand a standing figure تَسبيcaptivates العُقولَminds بِحسنِهاwith her beauty
وقائمةٍ تَسبي العُقولَ بِحسنِها
حكىresembled قدُّهاher figure فيin شَكلهِits shape قدthe figure of كاعبِa full-breasted maiden
حكى قدُّها في شَكلهِ قد كاعبِ
A standing beauty, whose loveliness captivates minds—
And a standing figure captivates minds with her beauty.
her figure, in its form, resembles the stature of a nubile maiden.
Her figure resembled, in its shape, a full-breasted maiden’s.
بكتshe wept بدموعٍwith tears كالجُمانِlike pearls فأصبحتand so she became
بكت بدموعٍ كالجُمانِ فأصبحت
تُديرُturns النّدامىthe drinking companions عنaway from صباحthe fair ones among الكواعبِthe full-breasted maidens
تُديرُ النّدامى عن صباح الكواعبِ
She wept tears like pearls, and so began
She wept tears like pearls, and so came to
to turn the boon companions away from the radiance of nubile maidens.
Turn the drinking companions away from the fair, full-breasted maidens.
لهاshe has جَسَدَa body مَنof خالصِpure التَّبرِgold جامدٌsolid
لها جَسَدَ مَن خالصِ التَّبرِ جامدٌ
يُناطُis attached إلىto رأسٍa head منَof التَّبرِgold ذائبِmolten
يُناطُ إلى رأسٍ منَ التَّبرِ ذائبِ
She has a body of pure gold, solid,
She has a body of pure, solid gold,
attached to a head of molten gold.
Joined to a head of molten gold.
تأنّقadorned itself منهاof her الضّدُthe opposite بالضدِّwith the opposite جامدُsolid
تأنّق منها الضّدُ بالضدِّ جامدُ
لناظرهاto her beholder منamong مُشكلاتِthe perplexities of العجائبِwonders
لناظرها من مُشكلاتِ العجائبِ
In her, opposite is exquisitely joined to opposite: a solid thing
In her, the solid opposite adorned itself with its opposite,
that, to her beholder, is among the perplexing wonders.
One of the puzzling wonders to her beholder.
Sol 6.1