إذَاإذَا: if/when; apparently intended as ‘is this?’ الصُّدْغُالصُّدْغُ: the temple-lock أمْأمْ: or تِمْثَالُتِمْثَالُ: likeness مِخْلَبِمِخْلَبِ: talon of جَارِحٍجَارِحٍ: a bird of prey
إذَا الصُّدْغُ أمْ تِمْثَالُ مِخْلَبِ جَارِحٍ
أمِأمِ: or العَقْرَبالعَقْرَب: the scorpion اللَّسَّاعاللَّسَّاع: the stinging أمْأمْ: or حَيَّةٌحَيَّةٌ: a snake تَسْعَىتَسْعَى: moves swiftly
أمِ العَقْرَب اللَّسَّاع أمْ حَيَّةٌ تَسْعَى
Is this the temple-lock, or the likeness of a raptor’s talon?
Is it the cheekbone or the claw of a predator
Or the stinging scorpion, or a snake that slithers?
Or a biting scorpion or a crawling snake
وَمَاوَمَا: and not هُوَهُوَ: it إلاَّإلاَّ: except; only الخَالُالخَالُ: the beauty mark وَالفَخُّوَالفَخُّ: and the snare حَبَّةٌحَبَّةٌ: a grain
وَمَا هُوَ إلاَّ الخَالُ وَالفَخُّ حَبَّةٌ
يَصِيدُيَصِيدُ: he catches بِهَابِهَا: with it مَنْمَنْ: whoever جَاءَجَاءَ: came يَلْتَمِسُيَلْتَمِسُ: seeks المَرْعَىالمَرْعَى: pasture
يَصِيدُ بِهَا مَنْ جَاءَ يَلْتَمِسُ المَرْعَى
And it is nothing but the beauty mark, and the snare is a grain;
It is but a mole and a dimple, a small seed
With it he catches whoever comes seeking pasture.
With which it ensnares those who come seeking pasture
Sol 6.1