وَظَبيٍand a gazelle بَداappeared الشَعرُthe down فيon خَدِّهِhis cheek
وَظَبيٍ بَدا الشَعرُ في خَدِّهِ
فَعَنبَرَso he scented with ambergris مِنهُpart of him الَّذيthe one who خَلَّقاanointed with saffron perfume
فَعَنبَرَ مِنهُ الَّذي خَلَّقا
And a gazelle upon whose cheek down appeared—
so he who had anointed him with saffron perfume scented part of him with ambergris.
وَكانَand it had been لُجَيناsilver فَكَمso how many a حُرقَةٍburning pang
وَكانَ لُجَينا فَكَم حُرقَةٍ
أَذابَتmelted فُؤادِيَmy heart مُذsince أُحرِقاit was scorched
أَذابَت فُؤادِيَ مُذ أُحرِقا
It had been silver; how many a burning pang
has melted my heart since it was scorched!
فَلاso do not تَنظُرَنَّever gaze إِلىat جَزعِهِhis onyx
فَلا تَنظُرَنَّ إِلى جَزعِهِ
إِذاif كُنتَyou are تَجزَعُafraid أَنto تَعشَقاfall in love
إِذا كُنتَ تَجزَعُ أَن تَعشَقا
So never gaze upon his onyx
if you fear to fall in love.
Sol 6.1