برزتَyou appeared للنّاسِbefore the people فيin قميصٍa shirt
برزتَ للنّاسِ في قميصٍ
أَكْحَلِdarker مِنْthan طَرْفِكَyour gaze الكحيلِkohl-dark
أَكْحَلِ مِنْ طَرْفِكَ الكحيلِ
You appeared before the people in a shirt
You appeared to the people in a shirt
Darker than your kohl-dark gaze.
Of kohl from your kohl-rimmed eye
فيكin you منof الحُسْنِbeauty كلُّevery فنّform
فيك من الحُسْنِ كلُّ فنّ
وفيكand in you للنفسfor the soul كلُّevery سُولdesire
وفيك للنفس كلُّ سُول
In you is every form of beauty,
In you is every kind of beauty
And in you, all the soul desires.
And in you is everything the soul desires
كيفhow اتَّخَذْتَhave you taken الحِدادَmourning لُبْساًas garb
كيف اتَّخَذْتَ الحِدادَ لُبْساً
ولستَand you do not تَأْسىgrieve علىfor القتيلthe slain
ولستَ تَأْسى على القتيل
How have you taken mourning as your garb,
How did you don mourning clothes
When you do not grieve for the slain?
When you do not mourn the slain
Sol 6.1