أَلمِمvisit بِعَزَّةَon ʿAzza إنَّindeed الرَكبَthe caravan مُنطَلِقُsetting out
أَلمِم بِعَزَّةَ إنَّ الرَكبَ مُنطَلِقُ
وَإِنand even if نَأتَكَshe has kept away from you وَلَمand has not يُلمِمbefallen بِهاher خَرَقُbewilderment
وَإِن نَأتَكَ وَلَم يُلمِم بِها خَرَقُ
Visit ʿAzza, for the caravan is setting out,
With pride and honor the caravan sets forth
Even if she has kept away from you and no bewilderment has befallen her.
Though you walk away and do not care for it
قامَتshe stood تَراءىcoming into view لَناto us وَالعَينُand the eye ساجِيَةٌserene
قامَت تَراءى لَنا وَالعَينُ ساجِيَةٌ
كَأَنَّas though إِنسانَهاits pupil فيin لُجَّةٍdeep water غَرِقُdrowning
كَأَنَّ إِنسانَها في لُجَّةٍ غَرِقُ
She stood in view before us, her eye serene,
She appeared before us, her eyes lowered
As though its pupil were drowning in deep water.
As if her soul was drowning in darkness
ثُمَّthen اِستَدارَit circled عَلىaround أَرجاءthe edges مُقلَتِهاher eyeball
ثُمَّ اِستَدارَ عَلى أَرجاء مُقلَتِها
مُبادِراًhastening ahead of خَلَساتِfurtive movements الطَرفِthe gaze يَستَبِقُracing ahead
مُبادِراً خَلَساتِ الطَرفِ يَستَبِقُ
Then it circled around the edges of her eye,
Then she turned upon the sphere of her cheeks
Hastening before the eye's furtive glances, racing ahead.
Quickly glancing with coy eyes
كَأَنَّهُas though it حينَwhen مارَsurged المَأقَيانِthe two inner eye corners بِهِwith it
كَأَنَّهُ حينَ مارَ المَأقَيانِ بِهِ
دُرٌّpearls تَحَلَّلَcame loose مِنfrom أَسلاكِهِtheir threads نَسَقُin a row
دُرٌّ تَحَلَّلَ مِن أَسلاكِهِ نَسَقُ
As though, when both inner eye corners surged with it,
As if when she passed by the wine glasses
It were pearls in a row, loosened from their threads.
A pearl slipped out from its string of beads
وَلِلعَبيرِand the perfume has عَلىupon أَصداغِهاher temples عَبَقٌa clinging trace
وَلِلعَبيرِ عَلى أَصداغِها عَبَقٌ
كَأَنَّهُas though it بِجَنوبِalong the sides of المِحجَرِthe eye socket العَلَقُleeches
كَأَنَّهُ بِجَنوبِ المِحجَرِ العَلَقُ
And perfume leaves a clinging trace upon her temples,
The perfume on her cheeks was fragrant
Like leeches along the sides of her eye socket.
As if it was the incense of aloeswood
تُنيلُshe bestows نَزراًa scant amount قَليلاًlittle وَهيَand she مُشفِقَةٌapprehensive
تُنيلُ نَزراً قَليلاً وَهيَ مُشفِقَةٌ
كَماjust as يَهابُdreads نَشيسَthe hiss الحَيَّةِof the serpent الفَرِقُthe frightened person
كَما يَهابُ نَشيسَ الحَيَّةِ الفَرِقُ
She grants only a scant little, apprehensively,
She sips a little, hesitantly
As a frightened person dreads the serpent's hiss.
Like one who fears the viper’s sting
تَأَرَّجَgrew fragrant الحَيُّthe encampment إِذwhen مَرَّتshe passed بِظُعنِهِمُwith their women in litters
تَأَرَّجَ الحَيُّ إِذ مَرَّت بِظُعنِهِمُ
لَيلىLayla وَنَمand betrayed عَلَيهاher presence العَنبرُambergris العَبِقُfragrant
لَيلى وَنَم عَلَيها العَنبرُ العَبِقُ
The camp grew fragrant as she passed with their women in litters—
The hay came alive as Leyla walked by
Layla—and the fragrant ambergris betrayed her presence.
And the fragrant amber spread over it
Sol 6.1