مُذsince بَداappeared صُبحُdawn وَجهِthe face of حُبّيmy beloved وَوَلّىand fled
مُذ بَدا صُبحُ وَجهِ حُبّي وَوَلّى
هارِباًfleeing مِنfrom سَناهُits radiance صِبغُthe dye of اللَياليthe nights
هارِباً مِن سَناهُ صِبغُ اللَيالي
Since the dawn of my beloved’s face appeared, and away fled
Since the dawn of my beloved's face appeared and fled
the dye of nights, fleeing its radiance,
Escaping from its brilliance the hues of night,
قَطَرَتdripped مِنهُfrom it قَطرَةٌa drop تُشبِهُresembling المِسthe mus- (beginning of ‘musk’)
قَطَرَت مِنهُ قَطرَةٌ تُشبِهُ المِس
كَ-k (completing ‘musk’) عَلىupon خَدِّهِhis cheek فَعُدَّتso it was reckoned بِخالas a mole
كَ عَلى خَدِّهِ فَعُدَّت بِخال
a drop fell from it, resembling musk,
There dropped from it a tear resembling pure musk,
upon his cheek, and was taken for a mole.
Like a mole upon his cheek, so it was counted as a mark.
Sol 6.1