عينايَmy two eyes ترتعgraze freely فيamong الملاthe beauties (word begins here)
عينايَ ترتع في الملا
حcompletion of the split word meaning 'the beauties' وماand not يخاطبهمaddresses them لسانيmy tongue
ح وما يخاطبهم لساني
My eyes graze among the beau-
My eyes roam in the night
ties, yet my tongue does not address them.
Though my tongue does not speak to them
لكنّنيbut I أنظرُهُمlook at them
لكنّني أنظرُهُم
أبداًalways لأرتكبto undertake المعانيthe meanings
أبداً لأرتكب المعاني
But I gaze upon them
But I do look upon them
Always, to venture into meanings.
Never to commit any indiscretions
أرميهمI shoot at them بلواحظيwith my glances
أرميهم بلواحظي
وأمرّand I pass by منصرفاturning away لشانيto my own affairs
وأمرّ منصرفا لشاني
I shoot at them with my glances
I cast at them my glances
And pass by, turning away to my own affairs.
And pass by going about my own affairs