بَداhe appeared بَينَamid أَثوابٍrobes حِسانِfair ones التَرائِبِthe bosoms
بَدا بَينَ أَثوابٍ حِسانِ التَرائِبِ
فَكانَso he was كَبَدرِlike the full moon التَمِّfullness بَينَamong الكَواكِبِthe stars
فَكانَ كَبَدرِ التَمِّ بَينَ الكَواكِبِ
He appeared amid the robes of fair-bosomed beauties,
So he was like the full moon among the stars.
غَزالٌa gazelle بِلاwithout سَيفٍa sword وَلاnor نَبلَةٍan arrow لَهُof his own
غَزالٌ بِلا سَيفٍ وَلا نَبلَةٍ لَهُ
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle رَمانيhe shot at me عَنfrom لِحاظٍsidelong glances وَحاجِبِand an eyebrow
إِذا ما رَماني عَن لِحاظٍ وَحاجِبِ
A gazelle, with neither sword nor arrow of his own,
Whenever he shoots at me with sidelong glances and an eyebrow.
إِذاwhen جِئتَyou came أَشكوI complain of عِلَّةَthe sickness of الشَوقِlonging لَمdid not يَكُنbe
إِذا جِئتَ أَشكو عِلَّةَ الشَوقِ لَم يَكُن
لَهُin him صِفَةٌa trait غَيرَother than الوُعودِthe promises الكَواذِبِfalse
لَهُ صِفَةٌ غَيرَ الوُعودِ الكَواذِبِ
When you came, I complained of longing’s sickness; there was no
Trait in him but false promises.
Sol 6.1