بأبيwith my father as ransom رشاa fawn قدindeed دقgrew slender منهof him خصرهhis waist
بأبي رشا قد دق منه خصره
عذبsweet اللمىthe dusky hue of the lips حلوlovely القوامthe figure رشيقgraceful
عذب اللمى حلو القوام رشيق
May my father be ransom for a fawn whose waist has grown slender,
Sweet of dusky lip, lovely of form, and graceful.
ماnot إنemphasizes the negation جعلتI made تغزليmy love verse فيabout خصرهhis waist
ما إن جعلت تغزلي في خصره
إلاexcept لمعنىfor a meaning فيهwithin it وهوand it is دقيقsubtle; slender
إلا لمعنى فيه وهو دقيق
I did not make his waist the subject of my love verse
Except for a meaning within it—and it is delicate.
Sol 6.1