مَرَّpassed بِناby us فيin مُوَرِّدٍa rose-red garment شَرِقِradiant
مَرَّ بِنا في مُوَرِّدٍ شَرِقِ
كَأَنَّهُas though he were البَدرُthe full moon لاحَappeared فيin الشَفَقِthe twilight
كَأَنَّهُ البَدرُ لاحَ في الشَفَقِ
He passed by us in a radiant rose-red robe,
As though he were the full moon appearing in the twilight.
مُنَعَّمٌpampered حَلبَةُa racing pack اللِحاظِthe glances إِذاwhen
مُنَعَّمٌ حَلبَةُ اللِحاظِ إِذا
أَقبَلَhe approaches تَجريraces إِلَيهِtoward him فيat طَلَقِfull gallop
أَقبَلَ تَجري إِلَيهِ في طَلَقِ
A pampered youth—the racing pack of glances, when
He approaches, races toward him at full gallop.
كَأَنَّماas though وَجهُهُhis face لِكَثرَةِbecause of the abundance of ماwhat
كَأَنَّما وَجهُهُ لِكَثرَةِ ما
فيهِin it مِنَof الحُسنِbeauty موسِمُa gathering-place الحَدَقِthe eyes
فيهِ مِنَ الحُسنِ موسِمُ الحَدَقِ
As though his face, for the abundance of
Beauty within it, were a gathering-place for eyes.
Sol 6.1