ياoh! حُسنَbeauty شامَتِهاher mole بِوَجنَتِهاupon her cheek الّتيwhich
يا حُسنَ شامَتِها بِوَجنَتِها الّتي
بِالشّمسِin comparison with the sun تُزريputs to shame وَقتَat the time of إِشراقِshining
بِالشّمسِ تُزري وَقتَ إِشراقِ
Oh, the beauty of her mole upon her cheek, which
Oh beauty, her cheek is radiant
puts the sun to shame when it shines!
With the sun shining at dawn
فَسَأَلتهاso I asked her بِتَلَطُّفٍgently ماwhat هَذِهِthis
فَسَأَلتها بِتَلَطُّفٍ ما هَذِهِ
قالَتshe said سَوادُblackness عُيونِeyes عُشّاقيmy lovers
قالَت سَوادُ عُيونِ عُشّاقي
So I asked her gently, “What is this?”
So I asked her gently, what is this?
She said, “The blackness of my lovers’ eyes.”
She said, “The darkness of my lovers' eyes"
Sol 6.1