قَدindeed قُلتُI said لَمّاwhen مَرَّhe passed by يَخطرhe sways gracefully ماشِياًwalking
قَد قُلتُ لَمّا مَرَّ يَخطر ماشِياً
وَالناسُand the people بَينَbetween مُعَوِّذٍone invoking protection أَوor عاشِقٍa lover
وَالناسُ بَينَ مُعَوِّذٍ أَو عاشِقٍ
I said, when he passed by, swaying as he walked,
I said, as he passed by walking, while people were either worshippers or lovers:
While people were either invoking protection for him or in love:
"The anemones on his cheek were not enough until he wore a robe of anemones."
لَمnot يَكفِwas enough ماwhat صَنَعتhad done شَقائِقُanemones خَدِّهِhis cheek
لَم يَكفِ ما صَنَعت شَقائِقُ خَدِّهِ
حَتّىeven تَلَبَّسhe donned حلَّةًa robe بِشَقائِقِwith anemones
حَتّى تَلَبَّس حلَّةً بِشَقائِقِ
As if what the anemones of his cheek had done were not enough,
He even donned a robe adorned with anemones.
Partial English translation: 2 of 4 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1