سَلّتunsheathed لَواحظهُhis sidelong glances مهنّدَan Indian-steel sword قدّهِhis stature
سَلّت لَواحظهُ مهنّدَ قدّهِ
هاكَhere, take الفؤادَthe heart إذاif رَضيتyou consent بِغمدهِto sheathing it
هاكَ الفؤادَ إذا رَضيت بِغمدهِ
His glances unsheathed the Indian-steel sword of his stature.
Take my heart, if you will sheathe that sword within it.
رَشأٌa young gazelle أَقولُI say لَهُto him فَديتكَmay I be your ransom ساحراًan enchanter
رَشأٌ أَقولُ لَهُ فَديتكَ ساحراً
نَفَثَbreathed الزمانُTime بثغرهِthrough his lips فيupon عقدهِhis knots
نَفَثَ الزمانُ بثغرهِ في عقدهِ
A young gazelle, to whom I say, ‘May I be your ransom, enchanter!’
Time breathed through his lips upon his knots.
فَيَقولُthen he says ليto me موسىMoses بِجفنيهِin his two eyelids لَقدindeed
فَيَقولُ لي موسى بِجفنيهِ لَقد
آنستُI perceived ناراًa fire فيin مقدّسthe sanctuary خدّهِhis cheek
آنستُ ناراً في مقدّس خدّهِ
Then Moses, in his eyelids, tells me: ‘Indeed,
I have seen a fire in the sanctuary of his cheek.’
إنّيindeed I لأُبصرُI surely behold عندَupon رؤيةِseeing وجههِhis face
إنّي لأُبصرُ عندَ رؤيةِ وجههِ
بَدراًa full moon تضيءُshines بهِby it دجنّةthe gloom صدّهِhis turning away
بَدراً تضيءُ بهِ دجنّة صدّهِ
Indeed, when I see his face, I behold
A full moon that lights the gloom of his turning away.
وَبَعينِهِand in his eye وَبحاجبيهِand in his two eyebrows وصدغهِand his temple
وَبَعينِهِ وَبحاجبيهِ وصدغهِ
اِسمthe name الّذيthe one who مَلكَwon القلوبَthe hearts بودّهِwith his love
اِسم الّذي مَلكَ القلوبَ بودّهِ
And in his eye, his eyebrows, and his temple
Is the name of the one who won hearts with his love.
Sol 6.1