لَيْسَit is not بِدْعاًsomething unprecedented وَقَدْand indeed رَأَيْتُكَI have seen you فِيin
لَيْسَ بِدْعاً وَقَدْ رَأَيْتُكَ فِي
أَبْهَىfairest مِثَالٍform إِنْif قُلْتُI said هَذَاthis وِإِلاَّor else
أَبْهَى مِثَالٍ إِنْ قُلْتُ هَذَا وِإِلاَّ
It is no wonder, since I have seen you in
the fairest form, if I say, “This—or nothing!”
مَنْwhoever تَمَنَّىwished أَنْto يُبْصِرَbehold الحُسْنَbeauty فِيin صُورَةِa form
مَنْ تَمَنَّى أَنْ يُبْصِرَ الحُسْنَ فِي صُورَةِ
أُنْسٍhuman warmth رَآهُhe saw it فِيin وَجْهِthe face of إِلاَّElla
أُنْسٍ رَآهُ فِي وَجْهِ إِلاَّ
Whoever wished to behold beauty in a form
of human warmth saw it in Ella’s face.
Sol 6.1