بَداhe appeared كَهِلالِlike the crescent of الأُفقِthe horizon وَقتَat the time of طُلوعِهits rising
بَدا كَهِلالِ الأُفقِ وَقتَ طُلوعِه
وَمالand swayed كَغصنِlike a branch of الخَيزرانbamboo المنعَّمِsupple
وَمال كَغصنِ الخَيزران المنعَّمِ
He appeared like the crescent on the horizon at its rising,
And swayed like a supple bamboo branch.
غَزالٌa gazelle رَخيمُgentle in الدَلِّcoquetry وافىcame مواصلاًoffering union
غَزالٌ رَخيمُ الدَلِّ وافى مواصلاً
موافقةًconsent مِنهُon his part عَلىin رَغمِspite of لُوَّمِreproachers
موافقةً مِنهُ عَلى رَغمِ لُوَّمِ
A gazelle, gentle in his coquetry, came offering union,
With his consent, despite the reproachers.
مَليحٌhandsome غَريبُrare in الحُسنbeauty أَصبَحhas become معلَماًdistinguished
مَليحٌ غَريبُ الحُسن أَصبَح معلَماً
بحمرةِby the redness of خَدٍّa cheek بِالمَحاسِنwith charms مُعلمِadorned
بحمرةِ خَدٍّ بِالمَحاسِن مُعلمِ
A handsome one of rare beauty, he has become distinguished
By the blush of a cheek adorned with charms.
وَقالواand they said عَلىaccording to شَرطthe criterion of البُخاريِّal-Bukhari قَدindeed أَتىhe has come
وَقالوا عَلى شَرط البُخاريِّ قَد أَتى
فَقُلتُso I said عَلىaccording to شَرطthe criterion of البُخاريal-Bukhari وَمُسلمِand Muslim
فَقُلتُ عَلى شَرط البُخاري وَمُسلمِ
And they said, "He has indeed come according to al-Bukhari's criterion."
So I said, "According to al-Bukhari's and Muslim's."
Translation model: Sol 6.1