ظَبيَةٌa gazelle كَالهِلالِlike the crescent moon لَوif تَلحَظُshe looks at الصخthe rock (first fragment)
ظَبيَةٌ كَالهِلالِ لَو تَلحَظُ الصخ
رَcompletion of “rock” بِطرفٍwith a glance لغادرتهshe would surely leave it هشيماshattered
رَ بِطرفٍ لغادرته هشيما
A gazelle like the crescent moon—if she looked at a rock
A gazelle like the crescent moon - if you look upon her
with a glance, she would surely leave it shattered.
With a glance, she will leave the ground demolished
وَإِذاand when ماan emphatic particle تَبَسَّمَتshe smiles خِلتَyou would think ماwhat يَبappears (first fragment)
وَإِذا ما تَبَسَّمَت خِلتَ ما يَب
دوcompletion of “appears” مِنَfrom الثَغرِthe mouth لُؤلُؤاًpearls مَنظوماstrung together
دو مِنَ الثَغرِ لُؤلُؤاً مَنظوما
And whenever she smiles, you would think what appears
And when she smiles, it seems that strung together pearls
from her mouth to be pearls strung together.
Emerge from her lips
Sol 6.1