أَعطافُهُhis flanks فِتنَةُthe charm الفُتونِof charms
أَعطافُهُ فِتنَةُ الفُتونِ
وَقَدُّهُand his figure قدَّwas fashioned مِنfrom غُصونِboughs
وَقَدُّهُ قدَّ مِن غُصونِ
His flanks are the charm of charms,
And his figure was fashioned from boughs.
ظَبيٌa gazelle ظُباthe blade-edges لَحظِof the glance مُقلَتَيهِof his two eyes
ظَبيٌ ظُبا لَحظِ مُقلَتَيهِ
لَهاfor them جُفونٌsheaths مِنof جُفونِeyelids
لَها جُفونٌ مِن جُفونِ
A gazelle—the blades of his eyes’ glance
Have sheaths made of eyelids.
يَقودُhe leads إِنif قادَleads التَثَنّيswaying
يَقودُ إِن قادَ التَثَنّي
كُلَّevery جَنانٍheart إِلىto الجُنونِmadness
كُلَّ جَنانٍ إِلى الجُنونِ
He leads, if swaying leads him,
Every heart to madness.
ماnot صَدَّhe turned away بَعدَafter الوَصالِunion إِلّاexcept
ما صَدَّ بَعدَ الوَصالِ إِلّا
أَجرىhe made flow عُيوناًsprings مِنَfrom العُيونِthe eyes
أَجرى عُيوناً مِنَ العُيونِ
He never turned away after union without
Making springs flow from eyes.
Sol 6.1