مِنbecause of دقَّةِthe slenderness of كَشحِهِhis flank وَفَرطand the excess of الهَضمِhollowness
مِن دقَّةِ كَشحِهِ وَفَرط الهَضمِ
ماnot أَثبَتَdiscerned خصرَهhis waist عُيونُthe eyes of الأُمَمِthe peoples
ما أَثبَتَ خصرَه عُيونُ الأُمَمِ
From the delicacy of his flank and his exceeding slenderness,
From the slenderness of his flank and its extreme hollowness,
the eyes of all nations could not attest that his waist exists.
the eyes of the peoples could not discern his waist.
أَحسِنhow lovely بِنِطاقِهِis his girdle أَتىcame واسطةًan intermediary
أَحسِن بِنِطاقِهِ أَتى واسطةً
ماin the space بَينَbetween وُجودِthe existence of خَصرِهِhis waist وَالعَدَمِand nonexistence
ما بَينَ وُجودِ خَصرِهِ وَالعَدَمِ
How fair his girdle—it came as an intermediary
How lovely his girdle, which came as an intermediary
between his waist’s existence and nonexistence.
between his waist’s existence and nonexistence.
Sol 6.1