أَنارَتshe illuminated مُحَيّاًa face إِذwhile دَجاgrew dark مِنهُfrom it فرعهits tresses
أَنارَت مُحَيّاً إِذ دَجا مِنهُ فرعه
وَأَخصَبَand grew lush مِنهاof her الرِدفُthe hips إِذwhile أَجردgrew lean الخَصرُthe waist
وَأَخصَبَ مِنها الرِدفُ إِذ أَجرد الخَصرُ
Her face shone as its tresses grew dark.
And her hips grew lush while her waist grew lean.
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle مَشَتshe walks تَختالُshe struts proudly بَينَamong لِداتِهاher female peers
إِذا ما مَشَت تَختالُ بَينَ لِداتِها
رَأَيتَyou see مَلاكَthe lord الدَّجنِthe night’s darkness تَكنَفُهُsurround him الزَّهرُthe bright stars
رَأَيتَ مَلاكَ الدَّجنِ تَكنَفُهُ الزَّهرُ
Whenever she walks proudly among her peers,
You see the lord of the night, encircled by stars.
وَأَعجَبُand I marvel مِنat ضِدَّينِtwo opposites فيَّwithin me تَجمَّعاunited
وَأَعجَبُ مِن ضِدَّينِ فيَّ تَجمَّعا
فَمِنfor from مُقلَتيmy eye قَطرٌrain وَمِنand from مُهجَتِيmy heart جَمرُembers
فَمِن مُقلَتي قَطرٌ وَمِن مُهجَتِي جَمرُ
And I marvel at two opposites united within me:
For from my eye comes rain, and from my heart, embers.