هويتهI loved him شاعراas a poet بالنظمin verse جئتI brought لهto him
هويته شاعرا بالنظم جئت له
مديحاpraise منof بديعexquisite الحسنbeauty معناهits meaning
مديحا من بديع الحسن معناه
I loved him as a poet; in verse I brought him
Praise whose meaning was of exquisite beauty.
فاسودso turned black ناظرهhis eye وابيضand turned white سالفهthe side of his neck
فاسود ناظره وابيض سالفه
واخضرand turned green عارضهhis cheek down واحمرand turned red خداهhis two cheeks
واخضر عارضه واحمر خداه
So his eye turned black, and the side of his neck turned white;
And his cheek down turned green, and both his cheeks turned red.
Sol 6.1