نُجلُwide-eyed العُيونِthe eyes قَواصِدُstraight-hitting النَبلِthe arrows
نُجلُ العُيونِ قَواصِدُ النَبلِ
قَتَلنَناthey slew us بِعُيونِهاwith her eyes النُجلِwide
قَتَلنَنا بِعُيونِها النُجلِ
The wide-eyed ones are arrows that strike true;
The stars of beauty, arrows of fate,
They have slain us with their wide eyes.
Their eyes have slain us, such is our state.
كَحَلَlined with kohl الجَمالُbeauty جُفونَeyelids أَعيُنِهاher eyes
كَحَلَ الجَمالُ جُفونَ أَعيُنِها
تَفتَرُpart slightly عَنto reveal كَحَلٍnatural dark eyelid rims بِلاwithout كُحلِkohl
تَفتَرُ عَن كَحَلٍ بِلا كُحلِ
Beauty has lined the lids of their eyes;
Kohl adorns their eyes in dark perfection,
They part to reveal natural dark rims, without kohl.
No need for makeup, their beauty's distraction.
وَكَأَنَّهُنَّand as though they إِذاwhen أَرَدنَthey wished خُطىًsteps
وَكَأَنَّهُنَّ إِذا أَرَدنَ خُطىً
يَقلَعنَthey pull out أَرجُلَهُنَّtheir feet مِنfrom وَحلِmud
يَقلَعنَ أَرجُلَهُنَّ مِن وَحلِ
And it is as though, when they wish to take steps,
When walking their gait appears as though,
They pull their feet out of mud.
Their feet release from deep mud below.
Sol 6.1