وأغيدand a graceful youth كلّevery شيءٍthing منهabout him يعجبنيdelights me
وأغيد كلّ شيءٍ منه يعجبني
كأنماas though هوhe مخلوقcreated علىaccording to شرطيmy specifications
كأنما هو مخلوق على شرطي
And a graceful youth—everything about him delights me,
As though he were created to my specifications.
أجفانهhis eyelids السودblack لاdo not تخطيmiss إذاwhen رشقتْthey shoot
أجفانه السود لا تخطي إذا رشقتْ
سهامهاtheir arrows وسهامand the arrows of الليلthe night لاdo not تخطيmiss
سهامها وسهام الليل لا تخطي
His black eyelids never miss when they shoot
Their arrows—and the arrows of night never miss.