عليلlanguid اللَّحظِthe glance والطَّرفِand the gaze
عليل اللَّحظِ والطَّرفِ
مليحُlovely الشكلِthe form والظرفِand grace
مليحُ الشكلِ والظرفِ
Languid in glance and gaze,
Ill of glance and eye,
lovely in form and grace;
Fair of form and grace,
لقدindeed جاوزَhe has surpassed فيin البهجةsplendor
لقد جاوزَ في البهجة
والحُسنِand beauty مَدىthe extent الوصفِdescription
والحُسنِ مَدى الوصفِ
he has indeed surpassed, in splendor
He has surpassed in joy
and beauty, the bounds of description.
And beauty the realm of description.
لهُhe has وردٌa rose علىupon الوجنthe cheek (word continues)
لهُ وردٌ على الوجن
ةِending completing “cheek” ممنوعٌforbidden منfrom القَطفِplucking
ةِ ممنوعٌ من القَطفِ
He has a rose upon his cheek,
For him, a rose on the cheek
forbidden to be plucked.
Forbidden from plucking,
يَبثُّhe spreads السقمَsickness منfrom عينيtwo eyes
يَبثُّ السقمَ من عيني
هِhis لكنbut لحظُهُhis glance يشفيheals
هِ لكن لحظُهُ يشفي
He spreads sickness from his eyes,
His eyes spread sickness,
but his glance heals.
But his glance brings healing.
Sol 6.1