يَقُولُhe says وَقَدْand already رَنَاhe gazed عَنْfrom لَحْظِthe glance of ظَبْيٍa gazelle
يَقُولُ وَقَدْ رَنَا عَنْ لَحْظِ ظَبْيٍ
وَهَزَّand he swayed الغُصْنَthe bough فيin ورَقِthe foliage of الغَلائِلْthe thin robes
وَهَزَّ الغُصْنَ في ورَقِ الغَلائِلْ
He says, gazing out with a gazelle’s sidelong glance,
He says, having gazed with a gazelle’s glance,
as the bough swayed him amid the leafy folds of gauzy robes:
And swayed the bough amid the leaves of thin robes:
أَأَقْتلُكُمْshall I kill you (plural)? بِطَرْفيwith my glance أَمْor بِعِطْفِيwith my curving flank
أَأَقْتلُكُمْ بِطَرْفي أَمْ بِعِطْفِي
فَقُلْتُso I said بِمَاwith whatever تَشَاyou wish فَالكُلُّfor each ذابِلْa slender spear
فَقُلْتُ بِمَا تَشَا فَالكُلُّ ذابِلْ
“Shall I slay you all with my glance, or with my supple turn?”
“Shall I kill you with my glance or with my supple form?”
I said, “Whichever you wish—for each is a slender lance.”
So I said, “With whichever you wish—each is a slender spear.”
سَلامُthe peace of اللّهِGod ماas long as هَبَّتْblew شِمالٌa north wind
سَلامُ اللّهِ ما هَبَّتْ شِمالٌ
عَلَىupon تِلْكَthose المَعَاطِفِthe curving forms والشَّمَائِلْand the character traits
عَلَى تِلْكَ المَعَاطِفِ والشَّمَائِلْ
God’s peace, for as long as the north wind blows,
May God’s peace, as long as the north wind blows,
upon those supple forms and lovely graces.
Rest upon those curving forms and gracious ways.
