فُتِنَwas captivated الشَّعبِيُّal-Shaʿbī لَمّاwhen
فُتِنَ الشَّعبِيُّ لَمّا
رَفَعَhe raised الطَّرفَhis gaze إِلَيهاtoward her
رَفَعَ الطَّرفَ إِلَيها
Al-Shaʿbī was captivated when
he raised his gaze toward her.
فَتَنَتهُshe captivated him بِدَلالٍwith coquetry
فَتَنَتهُ بِدَلالٍ
وَبخَطَّيand with the two lines of حاجِبَيهاher two eyebrows
وَبخَطَّي حاجِبَيها
She captivated him with coquetry
and with the two lines of her eyebrows.
قالَhe said لِلجِلوازِto the bailiff قَرِّبbring near
قالَ لِلجِلوازِ قَرِّب
هاher (suffix completing قرّبها) وأحضِرand summon شاهِدَيهاher two witnesses
ها وأحضِر شاهِدَيها
He told the bailiff, “Bring
her near, and summon her two witnesses.”
فَقَضىso he ruled جَوراًunjustly عَلىagainst الخَصthe opponent (word continues)
فَقَضى جَوراً عَلى الخَص
مِcompletion of الخصم, “the opponent” وَلَمand did not يَقضِrule عليهاagainst her
مِ وَلَم يَقضِ عليها
Then he ruled unjustly against her opponent,
and did not rule against her.
كَيفَhow لَوif أَبصَرَhe had seen منهاof her
كَيفَ لَو أَبصَرَ منها
نحرهاher throat أَوor ساعِدَيهاher two forearms
نحرها أَو ساعِدَيها
What if he had seen
her throat or her two forearms?
لَصباhe would surely have fallen in love حَتّىuntil تَراهُyou see him
لَصبا حَتّى تَراهُ
ساجِداًprostrate بَينَbetween يدَيهاher two hands
ساجِداً بَينَ يدَيها
He would have been so smitten that you would see him
prostrate before her.
Translation model: Sol 6.1