سهامthe arrows جفونهof his eyelids أعرضنturned away عنيfrom me
سهام جفونه أعرضن عني
فأسرعso quickened فتكهاtheir deadly work ونماand grew جواهاtheir burning torment
فأسرع فتكها ونما جواها
The arrows of his eyelids turned away from me,
so their deadly work quickened, and their burning torment grew.
فياso, oh لكfor you (expressing wonder) أسهماarrows تصمىstrike dead الرماياthe targets
فيا لك أسهما تصمى الرمايا
إذاwhen صرفتthey are aimed إلىtoward شيءsomething سواهاother than them
إذا صرفت إلى شيء سواها
Ah, what arrows, striking their targets dead
when aimed at something other than those targets!
Sol 6.1