وَشادِنٍand a young gazelle ذِيpossessing غَنَجٍcoquetry دَلَّهُhis coy charm
وَشادِنٍ ذِي غَنَجٍ دَلَّهُ
يَروقُناdelights us طَوراًat times وَطَوراًand at times يَرُوعfrightens
يَروقُنا طَوراً وَطَوراً يَرُوع
And a coquettish young gazelle, whose coy charm
A citrus tree lush and green
Delights us at times and at times frightens us.
Delights us time and again alarming
يَقذِفُhe throws بِالنارَنجِwith bitter oranges فيinto بِركَةٍa pool
يَقذِفُ بِالنارَنجِ في بِركَةٍ
كَلاطِخٍlike one smearing بِالدَمِwith blood سُودَblack الدُّروعthe coats of mail
كَلاطِخٍ بِالدَمِ سُودَ الدُّروع
He throws bitter oranges into a pool,
It casts oranges in a pond
Like one smearing black coats of mail with blood.
Bloodied armors, dark and jarring
كَأَنَّهاas though they were أَكبادُlivers عُشّاقِهِof his lovers
كَأَنَّها أَكبادُ عُشّاقِهِ
يَتبَعُهاhe follows them فيin لُجِّthe depths of بَحرِthe sea of الدُّموعtears
يَتبَعُها في لُجِّ بَحرِ الدُّموع
As though they were his lovers’ livers,
As if they were the livers of its lovers
He follows them in the depths of the sea of tears.
Who follow in the deep sea of tears
Sol 6.1