وذاتِand a woman endowed with دَلٍّcoquetry إذاwhen لاحظْتَyou gazed upon صورتَهاher form
وذاتِ دَلٍّ إذا لاحظْتَ صورتَها
رجعْتَyou returned عَنهاfrom her بقَلبٍwith a heart جِدِّutterly مَفتونِbewitched
رجعْتَ عَنها بقَلبٍ جِدِّ مَفتونِ
And a coquettish woman—when you gaze upon her form,
When you see the image of a tender one,
you come away from her with a heart utterly bewitched.
You will return from it with a heart truly infatuated.
تزوَرُّshe turns away عنِّيfrom me بنونِwith the letter nūn الصُّدْغِthe temple-lock حينَwhen رأتْshe saw
تزوَرُّ عنِّي بنونِ الصُّدْغِ حينَ رأتْ
إمامَimam لَهْويmy pleasure يقراhe recites سورةَthe sura of النُّونِNūn
إمامَ لَهْوي يقرا سورةَ النُّونِ
She turns away from me with the nūn-shaped lock at her temple, upon seeing
She feigns distance from me when she saw
the imam of my pleasure reciting the Sura of Nūn.
The imam of my passion reciting Surat An-Nun.