اشتَرَىhe bought خنجَراًa dagger لِقَتـto kill
اشتَرَى خنجَراً لِقَتـ
ـليme وَمَاand not ذَاكَthat يَجمُلis becoming
ـلي وَمَا ذَاكَ يَجمُل
He bought a dagger to kill
He bought a dagger to kill me, though that would not make him handsome
me, and that is unbecoming.
How can one who kills with his eyes walk with a dagger?
كَيفَhow يَمشِيhe walks بِخَنجرٍwith a dagger
كَيفَ يَمشِي بِخَنجرٍ
مَنone who بِعَينَيهِwith his two eyes يَقتُلhe kills
مَن بِعَينَيهِ يَقتُل
How can he walk with a dagger,
he who kills with his eyes?
Partial English translation: 2 of 4 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1