بِيَwith me as ransom وَجههاher face أَرْخَتْshe let fall عَلَيهِupon it سَوالفاًsidelocks
بِيَ وَجهها أَرْخَتْ عَلَيهِ سَوالفاً
زادَتshe increased بِهاwith them تَحسينهُits beautification وَتَجمُّلَهْand its adornment
زادَت بِها تَحسينهُ وَتَجمُّلَهْ
I would ransom her face with my life; she let sidelocks fall upon it,
Enhancing its beauty and adornment with them.
لَمّاwhen بَداappeared قِنديلُa lamp حُسنٍof beauty قَدalready زَهاshone
لَمّا بَدا قِنديلُ حُسنٍ قَد زَها
جَعلتshe made لَهُfor it مِنهاfrom them السّوالِفَthe sidelocks سِلسِلَهa chain
جَعلت لَهُ مِنها السّوالِفَ سِلسِلَه
When a lamp of beauty appeared, already radiant,
She made those sidelocks a chain for it.
Sol 6.1