ومُرَنَّحِand one swaying الأعطافِthe flanks تحسَبُyou think أنّهُthat he is
ومُرَنَّحِ الأعطافِ تحسَبُ أنّهُ
رُمحٌa spear ولكنand yet قَدَّcleft قلبِىَmy heart قَدُّهُhis stature
رُمحٌ ولكن قَدَّ قلبِىَ قَدُّهُ
And one with swaying flanks, whom you would think
a spear—yet his stature has cleft my heart.
إنif قلتُI say إنthat الوجهَthe face منهof him جنَّةٌa paradise
إن قلتُ إن الوجهَ منه جنَّةٌ
أضحىcomes to يُكذِّبُنىgive me the lie هُنالِكَthereupon خَدُّهhis cheek
أضحى يُكذِّبُنى هُنالِكَ خَدُّه
If I say that his face is a paradise,
his cheek thereupon gives me the lie.
ولئنand even if ترقرقَwelled up دمعُهhis tears يومon the day of النَّوىparting
ولئن ترقرقَ دمعُه يوم النَّوى
فىin الطَّرفِthe eye منهof him وماand not تناثَرscattered عِقدُهُits necklace
فى الطَّرفِ منه وما تناثَر عِقدُهُ
And even if his tears well up on the day of parting
in his eye, their necklace still unscattered,
فالسَّيفُfor the sword أقطعُsharpest ماthat يكونُit can be إذاwhen غداbecomes
فالسَّيفُ أقطعُ ما يكونُ إذا غدا
مُتحيِّراًwavering فىon صَفحتَيهِits two faces فِرندُهُits watered pattern
مُتحيِّراً فى صَفحتَيهِ فِرندُهُ
a sword is sharpest when
its watered pattern wavers on its two faces.
Sol 6.1