أحجِّبُI conceal منظرَthe sight of المرآةthe mirror عنهfrom him
أحجِّبُ منظرَ المرآة عنه
لتسلمso it may be safe منfrom نبالthe arrows of المقلتينِthe two eyes
لتسلم من نبال المقلتينِ
I conceal the mirror from his view,
so it may be safe from the arrows of his two eyes.
وأكرهand I hate أنthat يراهاhe sees it وهوwhile he is عنديwith me
وأكره أن يراها وهو عندي
مخافةfor fear أنthat تثنّيهit might double him لعينيto my eye
مخافة أن تثنّيه لعيني
And I hate for him to see it while he is with me,
for fear it might double him in my sight.
أقاسيI suffer ماwhat أقاسيI suffer وهوwhile he is فذٌّone alone
أقاسي ما أقاسي وهو فذٌّ
ينوبstands in قوامهhis stature عنfor صعدتينtwo spears
ينوب قوامه عن صعدتين
I suffer what I suffer while he is but one,
his stature standing in for two spears.
وأرهبand I dread كوكباًa star منهof his سبانيhas taken me captive
وأرهب كوكباً منه سباني
فكيفhow then إذاif تبدىhe appears فرقدينas the two Farqad stars
فكيف إذا تبدى فرقدين
And I dread a star of his that has taken me captive—
how, then, would I fare if he appeared as the two Farqad stars?
Sol 6.1