قامَhe stood عنfrom قوسِthe bow of حاجبَيْtwo eyebrows
قامَ عن قوسِ حاجبَيْ
هِhis بعينَيْهِwith his two eyes ينزَعُhe shoots
هِ بعينَيْهِ ينزَعُ
He stood, from the bow of his brows,
shooting with his eyes
أسهُماًarrows كيفhow ماever (forming 'however') انحرفveered
أسهُماً كيف ما انحرف
نَthey (feminine plural suffix) الىtoward القلبِthe heart تتبعُthey pursue
نَ الى القلبِ تتبعُ
arrows that, however they veer,
pursue the heart.
هكذاthus كنتُI used to عنabout أبيAbu (part of Abu Hayya)
هكذا كنتُ عن أبي
حيّةHayya (completing the name) قبلُbefore أسمعُhear
حيّة قبلُ أسمعُ
Thus I used to hear of Abu
Hayya before.
Translation model: Sol 6.1