إِنَّindeed وَردَroses الخُدودِthe cheeks وَالحَدَقَand the eyes النُجwide-eyed (first fragment)
إِنَّ وَردَ الخُدودِ وَالحَدَقَ النُج
لَwide-eyed (final fragment) وَماand what فيin الثُغورِthe mouths مِنof أُقحُوانِdaisies
لَ وَما في الثُغورِ مِن أُقحُوانِ
Indeed, the roses of cheeks and the wide
The rose-red cheeks and the dreamy eyes,
eyes, and the daisies in mouths,
And the ruby lips concealed from prying spies,
وَاِعوِجاجَand the curling الأَصداغِthe sidelocks فيon ظاهِرِthe surface of الخَthe cheek (first fragment)
وَاِعوِجاجَ الأَصداغِ في ظاهِرِ الخَ
دِّcheek (final fragment) وَماand what فيin الصُدورِthe bosoms مِنof رُمّانِpomegranates
دِّ وَما في الصُدورِ مِن رُمّانِ
and the curling of sidelocks upon the surface of the
The swelling breasts with pomegranates crowned,
cheek, and the pomegranates in bosoms,
A man might faint to have his arms around,
تَرَكَتنيhave left me بَينَamong الغَوانيthe beauties صَريعاًlaid low
تَرَكَتني بَينَ الغَواني صَريعاً
فَلِهَذاso for this reason أُدعىI am called صَريعَthe one slain الغَوانيthe beauties
فَلِهَذا أُدعى صَريعَ الغَواني
have left me laid low among the beauties;
Among the fair maidens you left me lying,
thus I am called Sari‘ al-Ghawani—'Slain by the Beauties.'
That's why I'm called the swooning, the dying.
Sol 6.1