أينَwhere ترىsees عينيmy eye منof; from
أينَ ترى عيني من
وجهكَyour face لاnot تفتنُهُbewitch it
وجهكَ لا تفتنُهُ
Where can my eye look upon
Where do my eyes see
your face without being bewitched?
Your face that does not captivate them
فقدfor indeed أقرَّhas acknowledged الحسنُbeauty عِنbeginning of 'before me'
فقد أقرَّ الحسنُ عِن
دِيcompletion of 'before me' أنَّهُthat it is معدنُهُits mine; its source
دِي أنَّهُ معدنُهُ
For Beauty has confessed before
For beauty has acknowledged
me that your face is its mine.
That your face is its source
فكيفَso how أسلوforget; cease loving ماwhat رأيsaw (verb stem)
فكيفَ أسلو ما رأي
تُI (suffix completing 'I saw') الشمسَthe sun تستحسنُهُfinds it beautiful
تُ الشمسَ تستحسنُهُ
So how can I forget what I have
So how can I ignore what I saw
seen the sun find beautiful?
The sun admires in you
أمor كيفَhow أخفيI hide حبَّهُlove for him
أم كيفَ أخفي حبَّهُ
وَمقلتيand my eye تُعلنُهُproclaims it
وَمقلتي تُعلنُهُ
Or how can I hide my love for him
Or how can I conceal my love
while my eye proclaims it?
When my eyes pronounce it
Sol 6.1