اِنظُرlook اِلَيهِat him كَأَنَّهُas though he were
اِنظُر اِلَيهِ كَأَنَّهُ
شَمسٌa sun وَبَدرٌand a full moon حينَwhen أَشرَفhe rose into view
شَمسٌ وَبَدرٌ حينَ أَشرَف
Look at him—he seems like
a sun and a full moon as he rises into view.
وَالحَظand behold مَحاسِنَthe beauties of خَدِّهِhis cheek
وَالحَظ مَحاسِنَ خَدِّهِ
تَعذرyou will excuse دُموعيmy tears حينَwhen تَذرفthey flow
تَعذر دُموعي حينَ تَذرف
And behold the beauties of his cheek:
you will excuse my tears when they flow.
فَكَأَنَّهاfor they are like الواواتُthe wāw letters حيwhen (first part of حين)
فَكَأَنَّها الواواتُ حي
نَcompletion of حين (“when”) يَخُطُّهاtraces them قَلَمٌa pen مُحَرَّفwith a slant-cut nib
نَ يَخُطُّها قَلَمٌ مُحَرَّف
For they resemble wāw letters when
a pen with a slant-cut nib traces them.
Sol 6.1