طالَعتُI gazed upon جَمالَهُhis beauty فشاقَand so stirred longing الخَطُّthe facial down (also: script)
طالَعتُ جَمالَهُ فشاقَ الخَطُّ
وَاللَهِby God بِذاwith this البَياضwhiteness لاقَsuited الخَطُّthe facial down (also: script)
وَاللَهِ بِذا البَياض لاقَ الخَطُّ
I gazed upon his beauty, and his down stirred my longing.
I saw his beauty, so the line inclined
By God, his down suited this whiteness.
By God, with this whiteness, the line inclined
بِالمِسكِin musk عَلىupon الحَريرthe silk راقwas lovely الخَطُّthe facial down (also: script)
بِالمِسكِ عَلى الحَرير راق الخَطُّ
كَمhow much مِنof دَمِblood عاشِقٍa lover أَراقshed الخَطُّthe facial down (also: script)
كَم مِن دَمِ عاشِقٍ أَراق الخَطُّ
His down was lovely—musk upon silk.
With musk on silk, the line inclined
How much of a lover's blood his down has shed!
How much blood of a lover has the line shed
Sol 6.1