خذواtake (plural) بدميin requital for my blood لؤلؤَpearls المبتَسمthe smile
خذوا بدمي لؤلؤَ المبتَسم
وسحرَand the enchantment العيونthe eyes ونَظْمَand the stringing الكَلِمْthe words
وسحرَ العيون ونَظْمَ الكَلِمْ
Take, in requital for my blood, the pearls of the smile,
Take from me the smiling pearl
and the eyes’ enchantment and the stringing of words.
And the magic of eyes and rhythm of words
ودونكُمand here, take (plural) شادِناًa young gazelle وجهُهhis face
ودونكُم شادِناً وجهُه
كشمسlike the sun النهارthe day وبدرand the full moon الظُّلِمْthe darkness
كشمس النهار وبدر الظُّلِمْ
And take a young gazelle whose face
And write of one whose face radiates
is like the daytime sun and the full moon in darkness.
Like the sun of day and the full moon of darkness
لهhe has صَوْلَجانa polo mallet كلونlike the color الظلامِthe darkness
له صَوْلَجان كلون الظلامِ
علىon وجنةa cheek مثلِlike لونthe color العَنَمthe red-twigged ʿanam tree
على وجنة مثلِ لون العَنَم
He has a polo mallet the color of darkness,
He has lips the color of night’s shadow
on a cheek as red as the ʿanam tree.
On cheeks like the hue of ripe grapes
وقولواand say (plural) لمنto the one who سَفَكتْshe shed مهجتيmy lifeblood
وقولوا لمن سَفَكتْ مهجتي
بوهمthrough the delusion of الظُّنونthe suspicions وسوءand the wickedness of التُّهَمthe accusations
بوهم الظُّنون وسوء التُّهَم
And say to her who shed my lifeblood
And say to her who shed my soul’s blood
through delusive suspicions and malicious accusations:
With doubts unfounded and accusations false
أحَلْتِyou attributed علىto الصُّدغthe temple-lock قتلَthe killing of المحبِّthe lover
أحَلْتِ على الصُّدغ قتلَ المحبِّ
وعيناكand your two eyes ضرَّجَتاهboth stained him بدَمwith blood
وعيناك ضرَّجَتاه بدَم
You blamed the temple-lock for killing the lover,
You who brought death to the lover’s cheek
while your two eyes stained him with blood.
Your eyes stained him with blood
نعَمْyes عقربُthe scorpion الصُّدغthe temple-lock لدّاغةٌa fierce stinger
نعَمْ عقربُ الصُّدغ لدّاغةٌ
وليسand there is no لهاfor it غيرَother than عينيكyour two eyes سَمْvenom
وليس لها غيرَ عينيك سَمْ
Yes, the temple-lock’s scorpion stings fiercely,
Yes, the scorpion’s sting is venomous
and it has no venom other than your two eyes.
But only your eyes held poison for him
Sol 6.1