ماnot اِكتَحَلَتapplied kohl to itself مُقلَةٌan eye بِرُؤيَتِحاwith the sight of her
ما اِكتَحَلَت مُقلَةٌ بِرُؤيَتِحا
فَمَسَّهاand then touched it الدَهرَever بَعدَهاafter it (that sight) رَمَدُeye inflammation
فَمَسَّها الدَهرَ بَعدَها رَمَدُ
No eye that has taken the sight of her as kohl
No eyelid had been darkened with kohl ere
has ever afterward been touched by inflammation.
Time thereafter afflicted it with rheum.
نِعمَhow excellent شِعارُa garment worn next to the skin الفَتىthe young man إِذاwhen بَرَدَgrew cold الthe
نِعمَ شِعارُ الفَتى إِذا بَرَدَ ال
لَيلُnight سُحَيراًjust before dawn وَقَفقَفَand shivered الصَرِدُthe chilled man
لَيلُ سُحَيراً وَقَفقَفَ الصَرِدُ
How fine she is as a young man's inner garment, when cold is the
How excellent a youth’s motto when the night
night just before dawn, and the chilled man shivers.
Turns leaden and the twistings twist and turn!
Sol 6.1