عَنَّتappeared لَهُto him سَكَنٌSakan فَهامَso he became enamored بِذِكرِهاby thoughts of her
عَنَّت لَهُ سَكَنٌ فَهامَ بِذِكرِها
أَيُّwhich الدُموعِthe tears وَقَدand already بَدَتshe appeared لَمdid not يُجرِهاhe shed them
أَيُّ الدُموعِ وَقَد بَدَت لَم يُجرِها
Sakan appeared to him, and he was enraptured by thoughts of her.
What tears did he not shed once she appeared?
بَيضاءُfair-skinned يُحسَبُis thought شَعرُهاher hair مِنfrom وَجهِهاher face
بَيضاءُ يُحسَبُ شَعرُها مِن وَجهِها
لَمّاwhen بَداit appeared أَوor وَجهُهاher face مِنfrom شَعرِهاher hair
لَمّا بَدا أَو وَجهُها مِن شَعرِها
Fair-skinned, her hair seems to come from her face
when it appears—or her face from her hair.
مُتَفَنِّنٌaccomplished in many arts فيin الظَرفِwit باطِنُthe interior of صَدرِهاher breast
مُتَفَنِّنٌ في الظَرفِ باطِنُ صَدرِها
مُتَفَنِّنٌaccomplished in many arts فيin الحُسنِbeauty ظاهِرُthe exterior of صَدرِهاher breast
مُتَفَنِّنٌ في الحُسنِ ظاهِرُ صَدرِها
The heart within her breast excels in the arts of wit;
the outward form of her breast excels in the arts of beauty.
تُعطيكَshe gives you مَنطِقَهاher speech فَتَعلَمُso you know أَنَّهُthat it
تُعطيكَ مَنطِقَها فَتَعلَمُ أَنَّهُ
لِجَنيِto harvest عُذوبَتِهِits sweetness يَمُرُّit passes بِثَغرِهاthrough her mouth
لِجَنيِ عُذوبَتِهِ يَمُرُّ بِثَغرِها
She gives you her speech, and you know that it
passes through her mouth to harvest its sweetness.
وَأَظُنُّand I think حَبلَthe cord of وِصالِهاunion with her لِمُحِبِّهاfor her lover
وَأَظُنُّ حَبلَ وِصالِها لِمُحِبِّها
أَوهىfrailer وَأَضعَفُand weaker قُوَّةًin strength منthan خَصرِهاher waist
أَوهى وَأَضعَفُ قُوَّةً من خَصرِها
And I think the cord of union between her and her lover
is frailer and weaker in strength than her waist.