يَطولُgrows long عَلَيَّfor me الدَهرُtime إِنif لَمnot ألاقِهاI meet her
يَطولُ عَلَيَّ الدَهرُ إِن لَم ألاقِها
وَيَقصُرُand grows short إِنif لاقَيتُهاI met her أَطوَلُthe longest الدَهرِtime
وَيَقصُرُ إِن لاقَيتُها أَطوَلُ الدَهرِ
Time grows long for me if I do not meet her;
And if I meet her, the longest stretch of time grows short.
لَهاshe has غُرَّةٌa radiant brow كالبَدرِlike the full moon عِندَat تَمامِهِits fullness
لَها غُرَّةٌ كالبَدرِ عِندَ تَمامِهِ
وَصَدغاand two sidelocks عَبيرٍperfume نَمَّقاboth adorned صَفحَةَthe face البَدرِthe full moon
وَصَدغا عَبيرٍ نَمَّقا صَفحَةَ البَدرِ
She has a radiant brow like the moon at its fullness,
And two perfumed sidelocks that adorn the full moon's face;
وَقَدٌّand a figure كَمِثلِlike الغُصنِthe branch مالَتbent بِهِwith it الصَباthe east breeze
وَقَدٌّ كَمِثلِ الغُصنِ مالَت بِهِ الصَبا
يَكادُnearly لِفَرطِfrom excess of اللينِsuppleness يَنقَدُّbreaks فيat الخَصرِthe waist
يَكادُ لِفَرطِ اللينِ يَنقَدُّ في الخَصرِ
And a figure like a branch bent by the east breeze,
It nearly breaks at the waist from sheer suppleness;
وَمَشيٌand a gait كَماjust as جاءَتcame تَهادىmoving with a gentle sway غَمامَةa cloud
وَمَشيٌ كَما جاءَت تَهادى غَمامَة
وَلَفظٌand speech كَماjust as اِنحَلَّcame undone النِظامُthe string عَنِfrom الدُرّthe pearls
وَلَفظٌ كَما اِنحَلَّ النِظامُ عَنِ الدُرّ
And a gait like a cloud gliding gently along,
And speech like pearls released from their string.
Translation model: Sol 6.1