وَبِيand I am enamored of حَاسِبٌa reckoner مِثْلُlike بَدْرِthe full moon الدُّجَىthe darkness of night
وَبِي حَاسِبٌ مِثْلُ بَدْرِ الدُّجَى
تَثَنَّىswayed بهِin him غُصُنٌa bough يَانِعُflourishing
تَثَنَّى بهِ غُصُنٌ يَانِعُ
And I am enamored of a reckoner, like the full moon of the dark night.
In him a flourishing bough swayed.
أبَانَrevealed بَيَاضًاwhiteness عَلَىupon حُمْرَةٍredness
أبَانَ بَيَاضًا عَلَى حُمْرَةٍ
بِخَدّيْهِon his two cheeks سَعْدُهُمَاtheir good fortune طَالِعُrising
بِخَدّيْهِ سَعْدُهُمَا طَالِعُ
He revealed whiteness upon redness
on his two cheeks, their good fortune ascendant.
وَوَلَّدand generated شَكْلاًa figure بِأصْدَاغِهِat his temples
وَوَلَّد شَكْلاً بِأصْدَاغِهِ
لِيُدْرَىso that it might be known بهthrough it الخَبَرُthe news الوَاقِعُof what happens
لِيُدْرَى به الخَبَرُ الوَاقِعُ
And he generated a figure at his temples,
so that through it the news of what happens might be known.
وَأطْلَعَand caused to appear خَطًّاa line of down عَلَىupon خَدّهِhis cheek
وَأطْلَعَ خَطًّا عَلَى خَدّهِ
فَبَاso, oh (likely intended as فيا) حَبَّذَاhow lovely الخَطُّthe line وَالطَّالِعُand the ascendant
فَبَا حَبَّذَا الخَطُّ وَالطَّالِعُ
And he made a line of down appear upon his cheek.
So, how lovely the line and the ascendant!
Sol 6.1