تَبَسَّمَhe smiled عَنْrevealing َشَذىthe fragrance زَهْرٍblossoms مَطِيرِrain-drenched
تَبَسَّمَ عَنْ َشَذى زَهْرٍ مَطِيرِ
وَأسْفَرَand shone forth عنْrevealing سَنَىthe radiance بَدْرٍa full moon مُنِيرِluminous
وَأسْفَرَ عنْ سَنَى بَدْرٍ مُنِيرِ
He smiled, revealing the fragrance of rain-drenched blossoms,
He smiled with the fragrance of a scented flower,
And shone forth, revealing the radiance of a luminous full moon.
And shone with the radiance of a glowing moon.
وَأنْبَتَand made grow فيin لَظىthe blaze خَدَّيْهِhis two cheeks وَرْداًroses
وَأنْبَتَ في لَظى خَدَّيْهِ وَرْداً
وَكيفَand how الوَرْدُroses يَنْبُتُgrow فِيin السَّعيرِthe blazing fire
وَكيفَ الوَرْدُ يَنْبُتُ فِي السَّعيرِ
And made roses grow in the blaze of his cheeks—
And grew a rose on his burning cheeks,
Yet how can roses grow in blazing fire?
How can a rose grow in intense heat?
وَنَمَّand told tales بِخَدّهِof his cheek الوَرْدِيّrosy صُدْغٌa temple-lock
وَنَمَّ بِخَدّهِ الوَرْدِيّ صُدْغٌ
فَذَكَّرَنَاso it reminded us مَقَامَاتassemblies الحَرِيرِيal-Hariri
فَذَكَّرَنَا مَقَامَات الحَرِيرِي
And a temple-lock told tales of his rosy cheek,
The rose on his cheek reminded us
So it reminded us of al-Hariri's Maqamat.
Of Al-Harithi's gatherings.
وَرَاعَىand showed regard for الغُصْنُthe bough ناظِرَthe beholder of مِعْطَفَيْهِhis two sides
وَرَاعَى الغُصْنُ ناظِرَ مِعْطَفَيْهِ
وَقَالَand said كَذَاthus مُرَاعَاَةُregard for النَّظِيرِthe counterpart
وَقَالَ كَذَا مُرَاعَاَةُ النَّظِيرِ
And the bough showed regard for the beholder of his two sides,
The branch watched over his two sleeves,
And said, "Such is regard for one's counterpart."
Such is the care of a peer.
غَزَالٌa gazelle كَيْفَhow تَنْشَطُare eager مُقْلَتَاهُhis two eyes
غَزَالٌ كَيْفَ تَنْشَطُ مُقْلَتَاهُ
لِقَتْلِيto kill me وَهيَthough they تُوصَفُare described بِالْفُتُورِas languid
لِقَتْلِي وَهيَ تُوصَفُ بِالْفُتُورِ
A gazelle—how can his eyes be so eager
How lively are the eyes of a gazelle
To kill me, though they are described as languid?
To slay me, while deemed weak.
وَتَجْهَلُand do not know ماwhat ألاَقيI endure فِيin الدَّيَاجِيthe dark nights
وَتَجْهَلُ ما ألاَقي فِي الدَّيَاجِي
ذَوَائِبُهُhis tresses وَتُنْسَبُand are ascribed لِلشُّعُورِto awareness
ذَوَائِبُهُ وَتُنْسَبُ لِلشُّعُورِ
And what I endure in the dark nights is unknown
It knows not what I suffer in the dark,
To his tresses, yet they are credited with awareness.
Its glances though ascribed to awareness.
Sol 6.1