أَسيافُswords جِفنِكَyour eyelid فيin الفُؤادِthe heart حدادsharp
أَسيافُ جِفنِكَ في الفُؤادِ حداد
فَعَلامَso on what يَبنىis founded كَسرُهاtheir droop المُعتادcustomary
فَعَلامَ يَبنى كَسرُها المُعتاد
The swords of your eyelid are sharp within the heart.
On what, then, is their customary droop founded?
أَجفانُهاher eyelids مَرضىailing وَكَمand how much سَفَكتthey have shed دَماًblood
أَجفانُها مَرضى وَكَم سَفَكت دَماً
وَسَطتand they have assailed عَلىupon الآسادِthe lions وَهيَwhile they are شَدادmighty
وَسَطت عَلى الآسادِ وَهيَ شَداد
Her eyelids are ailing, and how much blood they have shed!
And they have assailed the lions, mighty though they are.
Translation model: Sol 6.1