وعينانِand two eyes قالsaid اللهُGod كوناbe, you two فكانتاso they both came into being
وعينانِ قال اللهُ كونا فكانتا
فَعولانboth exerting a powerful effect بالألبابupon minds ماwhat تفعلdoes الخمرwine
فَعولان بالألباب ما تفعل الخمر
Two eyes—God said, “Be,” and they were;
And two eyes—God said, “Be,” and they came into being—
And eyes, Allah said "Be!" so they were
two potent actors upon minds, doing what wine does.
Work powerfully upon minds as wine does.
Doing to hearts what wine cannot do