الجَفنُthe eyelid بِالفَتحِwith a fatḥa (a-vowel) وَلَكِنand yet كَسرَهُits breaking or languid lowering
الجَفنُ بِالفَتحِ وَلَكِن كَسرَهُ
فيin الأَوطفِthe long-lashed one الأَحورِthe one with intensely black-and-white eyes يَبدوappears مُستَحَبpleasing
في الأَوطفِ الأَحورِ يَبدو مُستَحَب
“Jafn” (eyelid) takes an a-vowel, yet its languid lowering
The eyelid opens, but breaks it
in one with long lashes, jet-black irises and bright whites seems pleasing.
In the most beautiful youth, it seems desirable
وَالحِبُّand the beloved (ḥibb) بِالكسرِwith a kasra (i-vowel) الحَبيبُthe beloved لاno اِمتِراdoubt
وَالحِبُّ بِالكسرِ الحَبيبُ لا اِمتِرا
وَضَمُّهand embracing him / giving it a ḍamma (u-vowel) لِلعشقِfor passionate love أَمرٌa matter قَدindeed وَجَبhas become obligatory
وَضَمُّه لِلعشقِ أَمرٌ قَد وَجَب
And “ḥibb,” with an i-vowel, means the beloved, without doubt;
And love with a broken heart, my love does not waver
and giving it a u-vowel to mean love—or embracing him—is indeed required.
And suppressing it for passion has become obligatory
Sol 6.1