أَماindeed وَتَمايُلby the swaying الغُصْنِthe bough النَّضيرِverdant
أَما وَتَمايُل الغُصْنِ النَّضيرِ
وَحُسْنِand by the beauty تَلفُّتِturning to look الظَّبْيِthe gazelle الغَريرِguileless
وَحُسْنِ تَلفُّتِ الظَّبْيِ الغَريرِ
Indeed, by the swaying of the verdant bough,
and by the beauty of the guileless gazelle's turning gaze,
وَخَالٍand by a beauty mark عَمَّهُenveloped it فيon الخَدِّthe cheek حُسْنٌbeauty
وَخَالٍ عَمَّهُ في الخَدِّ حُسْنٌ
يَجُولroams بِصَفْحَةِover the surface of الخدِّthe cheek الحَرِيريsilken
يَجُول بِصَفْحَةِ الخدِّ الحَرِيري
and by a beauty mark enveloped, on the cheek, by beauty
that roams over the surface of the silken cheek,
وَصُدْغٍand by a temple-lock قَدْindeed حَكىresembled لمَّاwhen تَبدَّىit appeared
وَصُدْغٍ قَدْ حَكى لمَّا تَبدَّى
خَيالَthe reflected image of الرَّوْضِthe garden فيin صَفْوِthe clear waters of الغَدِيرِthe pool
خَيالَ الرَّوْضِ في صَفْوِ الغَدِيرِ
and by a temple-lock that, when it appeared, resembled
the garden's reflection in the clear waters of the pool—
لَقَدْindeed نَشَطَتْbecame lively لَوَاحِظُهُhis sidelong glances لِقَتْلِيto kill me
لَقَدْ نَشَطَتْ لَوَاحِظُهُ لِقَتْلِي
بِعَزْمٍwith resolve وَهيthough they تُوصَفُare described بِالفُتُورِas languid
بِعَزْمٍ وَهي تُوصَفُ بِالفُتُورِ
indeed, his sidelong glances have bestirred themselves to kill me
with resolve, though they are described as languid;
كماjust as جَهِلَتْwere ignorant of ذَوَائِبُهُhis tresses غَرَاميmy ardent love
كما جَهِلَتْ ذَوَائِبُهُ غَرَامي
عَليهfor him وَهيthough they تُنْسَبُare associated لِلشُّعورِwith awareness (a pun on hair)
عَليه وَهي تُنْسَبُ لِلشُّعورِ
just as his tresses were ignorant of my ardent love
for him, though they are associated with awareness.
هِلالٌa crescent moon فيin التَّباعُدِdrawing away والتَّدانِيand drawing near
هِلالٌ في التَّباعُدِ والتَّدانِي
غَزالٌa gazelle فيin التَّلفُّتِturning to look والنُّفُورِand shying away
غَزالٌ في التَّلفُّتِ والنُّفُورِ
A crescent moon in drawing away and drawing near,
a gazelle in turning to look and shying away.
أُعايِنُI behold مِنْin مَحاسِنِهhis charms وَدَمْعِيand my tears
أُعايِنُ مِنْ مَحاسِنِه وَدَمْعِي
طُلوعُthe rising of الشَّمْسِthe sun فيon اليَوْمِthe day المَطيرِrainy
طُلوعُ الشَّمْسِ في اليَوْمِ المَطيرِ
I behold, in his charms and my tears,
the rising of the sun on a rainy day.