تَتيهُshe acts haughtily علىtoward عُشَّاقِهاher lovers كلَّماwhenever رأتshe sees
تَتيهُ على عُشَّاقِها كلَّما رأت
حَديثَthe account of صِفاتِthe qualities of الحسُنِbeauty عنon the authority of وَجههاher face يُروَىis recounted
حَديثَ صِفاتِ الحسُنِ عن وَجهها يُروَى
She grows haughty toward her lovers whenever she sees
She confuses her lovers whenever she sees
the account of beauty's qualities recounted on her face's authority.
A story told of the beauty of her face
فتاةٌa maiden لهاshe has فيin موقفِthe station of العزِّglory حاكمٌa judge
فتاةٌ لها في موقفِ العزِّ حاكمٌ
بقتلِfor slaying الوَرىhumankind أعطَىhe granted لواحظَهاher glances فتوَىa legal ruling
بقتلِ الوَرى أعطَى لواحظَها فتوَى
A maiden who, in the station of glory, has a judge
A girl who has authority in times of glory
who has given her glances a ruling to slay humankind.
To kill creatures, her glances give permission
يُرَنِّحهُاmakes her sway سُكرُthe intoxication of الشَّبابِyouth فتنثَنيso she bends
يُرَنِّحهُا سُكرُ الشَّبابِ فتنثَني
بِقَدٍّwith a figure إذاwhen قامتshe stands يكادُit almost بأنto يُلوَىbe bent
بِقَدٍّ إذا قامت يكادُ بأن يُلوَى
Youth's intoxication makes her sway, so she bends
The intoxication of youth makes her sway
with a figure that almost bends when she stands.
With a figure, when erect, nearly pliant
ولوand if لمnot يكُنthere were فيin ثغرِهاher mouth بنتُa daughter of كرمةٍa vine
ولو لم يكُن في ثغرِها بنتُ كرمةٍ
لماwould not أصبحتhave become أَعطافُthe curves of قامتِهاher figure نشوَىintoxicated
لما أصبحت أَعطافُ قامتِها نشوَى
And had there been no daughter of a vine in her mouth,
And if there was not in her mouth a dimple
the curves of her figure would not have become intoxicated.
Her swaying shape would not have been so supple
Sol 6.1