عَينٌthe letter ʿayn وَتاءٌand the letter tāʾ وَباءٌand the letter bāʾ
عَينٌ وَتاءٌ وَباءٌ
قافٌthe letter qāf وَميمٌand the letter mīm وَراءُand the letter rāʾ
قافٌ وَميمٌ وَراءُ
ʿAyn, and tāʾ, and bāʾ (reproach).
An eye, a t, and a b
Qāf, and mīm, and rāʾ (moon).
A q, an m, and an r behind
هَيفاءُa slender-waisted beauty ماno لِيَfor me مِنهاfrom her
هَيفاءُ ما لِيَ مِنها
باءٌthe letter bāʾ وَخاءٌand the letter khāʾ وَتاءُand the letter tāʾ
باءٌ وَخاءٌ وَتاءُ
A slender-waisted beauty—from her I have no
Heifa, what do I have of it
Bāʾ, and khāʾ, and tāʾ (luck).
A b, a kh, and a t
لَمnot (past negation) يَبقَremain ليfor me فيin هَواهاlove for her
لَم يَبقَ لي في هَواها
قافٌthe letter qāf وَلامٌand the letter lām وَباءُand the letter bāʾ
قافٌ وَلامٌ وَباءُ
In my love for her, there remains to me no
There did not remain for me in her love
Qāf, and lām, and bāʾ (heart).
A q, or an l, or a b
كَأَنَّماas though الوَجهُthe face مِنهاof her
كَأَنَّما الوَجهُ مِنها
صادٌthe letter ṣād وَباءٌand the letter bāʾ وَحاءُand the letter ḥāʾ
صادٌ وَباءٌ وَحاءُ
Her face is as though it were
As if her face was
Ṣād, and bāʾ, and ḥāʾ (dawn).
A s, a b, and an h
Sol 6.1