ومصاحبand a companion تلقاهyou find him عندwhen it comes to عيوبهhis faults
ومصاحب تلقاه عند عيوبه
خلداًa mole بلاwithout بصرٍsight بهby which يتبينُhe discerns
خلداً بلا بصرٍ به يتبينُ
And a companion you find, when it comes to his own faults,
And a companion you find with his flaws
a mole, with no sight by which to discern;
Immortal without sight to discern him
فإذاbut when بداappears عيبa fault الصديقthe friend وجدتهyou find him
فإذا بدا عيب الصديق وجدته
فهداًa cheetah جميعall of الجسمthe body منهof him أعينُeyes
فهداً جميع الجسم منه أعينُ
but when a friend's fault appears, you find him
So when a friend’s fault appears you see him
a cheetah, his whole body made of eyes.
As a gift, his whole body to you is eyes
ياO رُبَّmany a لصٍّthief ناهبٍplundering
يا رُبَّ لصٍّ ناهبٍ
وهوand he منin respect of الحسنbeauty ملءthe fullness of عينيmy eyes
وهو من الحسن ملء عيني
Ah, many a plundering thief,
O Lord, a thief plundering
whose beauty fills my eyes!
While with beauty filling my eyes
يرنوgazes إلىtoward سربa herd الظباthe gazelles لحظهhis gaze
يرنو إلى سرب الظبا لحظه
فيسرقand so it steals الكحلthe kohl منfrom العينthe eye
فيسرق الكحل من العين
His gaze turns toward a herd of gazelles,
Glancing at the gazelle herd his gaze
and steals the kohl from the eye.
Steals the kohl from the eye