لوif وفَىfulfilled عدلُthe fairness of طيفهِhis phantom بالضَّمانwith the pledge
لو وفَى عدلُ طيفهِ بالضَّمان
كنتُI would be منfrom جَورِthe tyranny of طَرفِهhis gaze فيin أَمانِsafety
كنتُ من جَورِ طَرفِه في أَمانِ
If the justice of his phantom honored its pledge,
If his phantom's fairness kept its pledge,
I would be safe from the tyranny of his glance.
I would be safe from the tyranny of his gaze.
رَشأٌa fawn كلَّماwhenever رَناhe gazed وتثنَّىand swayed
رَشأٌ كلَّما رَنا وتثنَّى
هَزَّset swaying أعطافَthe sides of صَعدةٍa straight spear-shaft فيwith سِنانِa spearhead
هَزَّ أعطافَ صَعدةٍ في سِنانِ
A gazelle-fawn—whenever he gazed and swayed,
A fawn: whenever he gazes and sways,
he shook his supple frame, a straight spear-shaft in its spearhead.
he sways the sides of a spear-shaft tipped with a spearhead.
مُتجلٍّradiant كالبدرِlike the full moon لاحَappeared لسِتِّafter six
مُتجلٍّ كالبدرِ لاحَ لسِتِّ
خالياتelapsed nights منof شهرهits month وثمانand eight
خاليات من شهره وثمان
Radiant as the full moon, he appeared when six nights
Radiant as the full moon, appearing after six
and eight more of his month had passed.
nights of its month have passed—and eight more.
نافرٌaloof مائلُswaying وهذيand these السَّجاياthe traits
نافرٌ مائلُ وهذي السَّجايا
منamong سجاياthe traits of الظبَّاءِthe gazelles والأغصانِand the boughs
من سجايا الظبَّاءِ والأغصانِ
Shy and swaying—such are the traits
Aloof and swaying—and these traits
of gazelles and boughs.
are traits of gazelles and boughs.
ماnot ثناهُmade him sway سوَىexcept رحيقِnectar of رُضابٍsaliva
ما ثناهُ سوَى رحيقِ رُضابٍ
فيon لَماهُhis dusky lips ثَناهُmade him sway كالنَّشوانِlike a drunken man
في لَماهُ ثَناهُ كالنَّشوانِ
Nothing made him sway but the nectar of his saliva
Nothing made him sway but the nectar of saliva
upon his dusky lips; it bent him like a drunken man.
on his dusky lips, which made him sway like one drunk.
يسترقُّenslaves الألبابَthe minds منَّاfrom us لهto him حُسbeauty (first part)
يسترقُّ الألبابَ منَّا له حُس
نُbeauty (completion) صِفاتٍqualities بَديعةٍwondrous ومَعانيand meanings
نُ صِفاتٍ بَديعةٍ ومَعاني
He steals our hearts away; for he possesses beauty,
Our minds are enslaved to him by the beauty
exquisite qualities, and subtle graces.
of wondrous qualities and meanings.
ناسمٌbreathing out عنfrom أريجٍa fragrance of مسكٍmusk زكيِّsweet-scented
ناسمٌ عن أريجٍ مسكٍ زكيِّ
فيin لماهُhis dusky lips وباسمٌand smiling عنrevealing جُمانِpearls
في لماهُ وباسمٌ عن جُمانِ
Breathing forth the fragrance of pure musk
Breathing out the scent of sweet musk
from his dusky lips, and smiling to reveal pearls.
from his dusky lips, and smiling to reveal pearls.
ياO! لهُfor him (exclamation) منof جنيِّripe fruit of خدِّa cheek نضيرٍfresh
يا لهُ من جنيِّ خدِّ نضيرٍ
مُشرقٍradiant تحتضbeneath (text uncertain) ناظرٍan eye فتَّانِbewitching
مُشرقٍ تحتض ناظرٍ فتَّانِ
Oh, what ripe fruit he has—a fresh, radiant cheek,
Oh, what ripe fruit from a fresh cheek,
glowing beneath an enchanting eye!
radiant beneath a bewitching eye!
يحرسُguards النَّرجسُthe narcissus الُمضاعَفُthe doubled منfrom عَيeyes (first part)
يحرسُ النَّرجسُ الُمضاعَفُ من عَي
نَيهِhis two eyes (completion) فيهِwithin it شَقائقَanemones of النُّعمانِal-Nuʿmān (flower-name component)
نَيهِ فيهِ شَقائقَ النُّعمانِ
The paired narcissi of his eyes keep watch
The double narcissus of his eyes guards
over the anemones of Nuʿmān there.
the anemones there.
عربيٌّan Arab فيin زيِّهِhis attire حَبشيٌّan Abyssinian
عربيٌّ في زيِّهِ حَبشيٌّ
شَعرهُhis hair وهوَand he منof بنيthe sons of خاقانِKhāqān
شَعرهُ وهوَ من بني خاقانِ
Arab in attire; Abyssinian is
An Arab in his attire, an Abyssinian
his hair, though he is of the house of Khāqān.
in his hair—and he is of the sons of Khāqān.
لاnot يقِرُّstays in place الوشاحُthe sash فيon خصرهِhis waist الظَّمthe thirsty (first part)
لا يقِرُّ الوشاحُ في خصرهِ الظَّم
آنِthirsty (completion) منfrom فوقِabove رِدفهِhis rump الرَّيَّانِthe well-watered
آنِ من فوقِ رِدفهِ الرَّيَّانِ
No sash can settle upon his thirsty waist,
The sash will not stay on his thirsty waist,
above his full, well-watered haunches.
above his well-watered rump.
Sol 6.1