ومولدand a youth of mixed parentage للتركof Turkish stock تحسبyou would deem وجههhis face
ومولد للترك تحسب وجهه
بدراًa full moon يضيءshines سناهits radiance بالأشراقwith brilliance
بدراً يضيء سناه بالأشراق
And a youth of mixed Turkish descent, whose face you would deem
a full moon, its radiance shining brightly.
أرخىhe let fall علىover عينيهhis two eyes فضلthe loose end وقايةof a veil
أرخى على عينيه فضل وقاية
ليردto ward off فتنتهاits enchantment عنfrom العشاقthe lovers
ليرد فتنتها عن العشاق
He let the loose end of a veil fall over his eyes,
to keep their enchantment away from lovers.
تاللَهby God لوif أنthat السوابغfull coats of mail دونهاbefore it
تاللَه لو أن السوابغ دونها
نفدتwould be exhausted فهلso is there لوقايةfor a veil منany واقprotector
نفدت فهل لوقاية من واق
By God, were full coats of mail set against that enchantment,
they would be exhausted—so is there any protector for a veil?
Sol 6.1