أَهواهI love him كالظَّبيlike the gazelle فيin حُسْنٍbeauty وفيand in غَيَدٍgraceful suppleness
أَهواه كالظَّبي في حُسْنٍ وفي غَيَدٍ
لاno بلْrather هوhe اللَّيثُthe lion فيin بأْسmight وفيand in جَلدِendurance
لا بلْ هو اللَّيثُ في بأْس وفي جَلدِ
I love him, gazelle-like in beauty and supple grace.
My love is like a gazelle in beauty and grace
No—rather, he is the lion in might and endurance.
No, he is a lion in valor and steadfastness
مذَّكرُmanly الدَّلthe coquetry شهمُgallant الحُسْنِthe beauty مُقْتدِرٌpowerful
مذَّكرُ الدَّل شهمُ الحُسْنِ مُقْتدِرٌ
يسْطُوhe pounces ويَعْطوand he reaches out فلاso not يُبقِيhe spares علىupon أَحدِanyone
يسْطُو ويَعْطو فلا يُبقِي على أَحدِ
Manly in coquetry, gallant in beauty, powerful,
Generous of spirit, brave of heart, powerful
He pounces and reaches out, sparing no one.
He gives freely, leaving nothing for anyone
فلوso if تراهyou see him وكأْسُand the cup الرّاحthe wine فيin فمهhis mouth
فلو تراه وكأْسُ الرّاح في فمه
رأَيتyou would see كيفhow تحلّcomes to dwell الشمسُthe sun فيin الأَسدthe Lion (Leo)
رأَيت كيف تحلّ الشمسُ في الأَسد
So if you saw him with the winecup at his mouth,
If you could see him, wine cup at his lips
You would see how the sun comes to dwell in the Lion.
You would behold the sun residing in a lion
Sol 6.1