شَعَرَاتٌa few hairs ضَحِكْنَthey laughed فِيin فُوَدِكِyour temple
شَعَرَاتٌ ضَحِكْنَ فِي فُوَدِكِ
الأسْوَدِblack هَذِيthis نِهَايَةٌa culmination فِيin الدَّلاَلْcoy charm
الأسْوَدِ هَذِي نِهَايَةٌ فِي الدَّلاَلْ
A few hairs laughed at your temple—
Strands laughed in your raven hair
Black—this is the height of coy charm.
This is an end of coquetry
وَالطِّبَاقُand antithesis الْبَدِيعُexquisite أَلْطَفُthe loveliest شَيْءٍthing
وَالطِّبَاقُ الْبَدِيعُ أَلْطَفُ شَيْءٍ
تَتَجَلَّىshine forth بِهِthrough it مَعَانِيmeanings الْجَمَالْbeauty
تَتَجَلَّى بِهِ مَعَانِي الْجَمَالْ
And exquisite antithesis is the loveliest thing
And the rhetorical antithesis is the most elegant thing
Through which the meanings of beauty shine forth.
Through which the meanings of beauty are manifested
Sol 6.1