هذاthis الهلالُthe crescent moon شبيهُهُhis likeness فيin حُسنهِhis beauty
هذا الهلالُ شبيهُهُ في حُسنهِ
وبهائِهand his splendor كَلاَّno indeed وفترةِby the languor of جَفنِهhis eyelid
وبهائِه كَلاَّ وفترةِ جَفنِه
This crescent resembles him in beauty
and splendor? No, by the languor of his eyelid!
هَبكَsuppose you ادَّعيتَclaimed بهاءَهhis splendor وضياءَهand his radiance
هَبكَ ادَّعيتَ بهاءَه وضياءَه
كيفَhow احتيالُكyour contrivance فيin تأَوُّدِthe swaying of غُصنِهِhis bough
كيفَ احتيالُك في تأَوُّدِ غُصنِهِ
Suppose you claimed his splendor and radiance—
how could you match the swaying of his bough?
لوif لاحظَتكglanced at you جُفُونُهhis eyelids بِفُتُورِهاwith their languor
لو لاحظَتك جُفُونُه بِفُتُورِها
أقسمتَyou would swear أنكthat you ماnot رأيتَhad seen كَحُسنِهِlike his beauty
أقسمتَ أنك ما رأيتَ كَحُسنِهِ
If his eyelids glanced at you with their languor,
you would swear you had never seen beauty like his.
Translation model: Sol 6.1