وَبيand I am smitten by الخالُthe mole مُسودّاًblackened عَلىupon ذَقنchin الّتيher who
وَبي الخالُ مُسودّاً عَلى ذَقن الّتي
رَمَتshe shot بِفُؤادِinto the heart of الصبِّthe lovesick one سَهماًan arrow مِنَfrom الحدقْthe pupils of the eyes
رَمَت بِفُؤادِ الصبِّ سَهماً مِنَ الحدقْ
And I am smitten by the mole, black upon the chin of her
And I am smitten by the mole, black upon the chin of her
who shot the lover’s heart with an arrow from her eyes.
who shot an arrow from her eyes into the lovesick one's heart.
وَماand not هُوَit إِلّاbut كَوكبa star خَرَّfell down ساقطاًfalling
وَما هُوَ إِلّا كَوكب خَرَّ ساقطاً
عَلىonto طرفِthe edge of الشّمسِthe sun المُنيرةradiant فَاِحتَرقand so it burned
عَلى طرفِ الشّمسِ المُنيرة فَاِحتَرق
It is nothing but a star that came plummeting down
And it is nothing but a star that fell headlong
upon the rim of the radiant sun and burned away.
onto the edge of the radiant sun and burned.
وَماand not هُوَit إِلّاbut المسكmusk قَدindeed طابَbecame sweet نفحهُits fragrance
وَما هُوَ إِلّا المسك قَد طابَ نفحهُ
بِآخرat the edge of قرصthe disk of الشّمسthe sun قَدindeed ذُرَّwas sprinkled فَاِلتَصقand so it clung
بِآخر قرص الشّمس قَد ذُرَّ فَاِلتَصق
And it is nothing but musk, its fragrance grown sweet;
And it is nothing but musk, whose fragrance has grown sweet,
at the edge of the sun’s disk it was sprinkled, and there it clung.
sprinkled at the rim of the sun's disk, where it clung.
Sol 6.1