جَذَبَتْshe drew in حاجِبَهاher eyebrow حتّىuntil انْدَمَجْit tightened
جَذَبَتْ حاجِبَها حتّى انْدَمَجْ
ورَمَتْنيand she shot me بِسِهامٍwith arrows مِنfrom دَعَجْdeep blackness of the eyes
ورَمَتْني بِسِهامٍ مِن دَعَجْ
She drew in her brow until it tightened,
She drew her eyebrows together until they merged
And shot me with arrows of her eyes’ deep blackness.
And shot me with arrows from a quiver
غادَةٌa graceful maiden فيin وَجْهِهاher face ليfor me جَنَّةٌa paradise
غادَةٌ في وَجْهِها لي جَنَّةٌ
أجَّجتْshe kindled ماwhat lies بينَbetween أضْلاعيmy ribs وَهَجْa blaze
أجَّجتْ ما بينَ أضْلاعي وَهَجْ
A graceful maiden, whose face is a paradise for me,
A beauty in her face is heaven for me
Kindled a blaze between my ribs.
Igniting what was between my ribs and confused me
أُفْرِغَwas poured الدُّرُّpearls عَليهاupon her بَشراًas skin
أُفْرِغَ الدُّرُّ عَليها بَشراً
غيرَexcept for شَعْرٍhair وَلِحاظٍand eyes منof سَبجْjet
غيرَ شَعْرٍ وَلِحاظٍ من سَبجْ
Pearls were poured upon her as skin,
Pearls were poured upon her as a human
Except for hair and eyes of jet.
Other than hair and garment of silk
تُظهرُshe displays التِّيهَhaughtiness وتُخفيand she conceals مِقَةًaffection
تُظهرُ التِّيهَ وتُخفي مِقَةً
مَزَجتْshe mixed حُسناًbeauty بِسُوءٍwith cruelty فامتزجْso it mingled
مَزَجتْ حُسناً بِسُوءٍ فامتزجْ
She displays haughtiness and conceals affection;
She shows confusion and hides torment
She mixed beauty with cruelty, and they mingled.
Mixing beauty with evil so they intermingled
ماnot دَعوهاthey called her مُهْجَةًMuhja (heart’s blood) إِلّاexcept لِماbecause of what
ما دَعوها مُهْجَةً إِلّا لِما
قَدْindeed أراقَتْshed مُقلتاهاher two eyes مِنْof مُهَجْhearts’ blood
قَدْ أراقَتْ مُقلتاها مِنْ مُهَجْ
They called her Muhja—“heart’s blood”—only because
None calls her passionate except for what
Her two eyes have shed the blood of hearts.
Her eyelashes have shed from passion
Sol 6.1