لَمّاwhen اِحتَشَدَتgathered قَبائِلُthe tribes الأَتراكِthe Turks
لَمّا اِحتَشَدَت قَبائِلُ الأَتراكِ
راقَتdelighted بَصَريmy sight شَمائِلُbearing الأَتراكِthe Turks
راقَت بَصَري شَمائِلُ الأَتراكِ
When the tribes of the Turks gathered,
When the tribes of Turks assembled,
The Turks’ bearing delighted my sight.
My eyes beheld the beauty of the Turks.
قالواthey said أَعِقالُhas the tether…? عَقلِكَyour reason اِنحَلَّcome undone وَهَلand have…?
قالوا أَعِقالُ عَقلِكَ اِنحَلَّ وَهَل
عَقلاًany reason تَركَتleft عَقائِلُthe noblewomen الأَتراكِthe Turks
عَقلاً تَركَت عَقائِلُ الأَتراكِ
They said, “Has the tether of your reason come undone, and have
They said, "The fetters of your reason have given way and slipped off."
the Turks’ noblewomen left you any reason?”
"Reason have you left, O charms of the Turks!"
Sol 6.1