إِذwhen عَلىupon ظَهرِهاher back الذّوائبthe tresses ماجَتrippled
إِذ عَلى ظَهرِها الذّوائب ماجَت
وَهيَand they كَاللّيلِlike the night إِنْif تَرُمْyou seek تَشبيهاa likeness
وَهيَ كَاللّيلِ إِنْ تَرُمْ تَشبيها
When her tresses rippled upon her back,
and they were like the night, if you seek a likeness,
فَإِليهاso toward them شَخصتgazed fixedly فيin كلِّevery عَينeye
فَإِليها شَخصت في كلِّ عَين
وَعُيونيand my eyes عَنهاaway from them فَلاso not أثنيهاI turn them
وَعُيوني عَنها فَلا أثنيها
every eye gazed fixedly toward them,
and I do not turn my eyes away from them.
قُلتI said ماwhat هَذِهِthese فديتكِmay I be your ransom قالَتshe said
قُلت ما هَذِهِ فديتكِ قالَت
ليI have حِبالٌropes لِشَنقِfor hanging مِثلكَsomeone like you فيهاin them
لي حِبالٌ لِشَنقِ مِثلكَ فيها
I said, “What are these? May I be your ransom!” She said,
“I have ropes to hang the likes of you with.”
Sol 6.1