تَراءَتshe showed herself وَأَستارٌand curtains مِنَof البَيتِthe house دونَهاbefore her
تَراءَت وَأَستارٌ مِنَ البَيتِ دونَها
إِلَيناto us وَحانَتand there came غَفلَةُthe inattentiveness of المُتَفَقِّدِthe watcher
إِلَينا وَحانَت غَفلَةُ المُتَفَقِّدِ
She showed herself, though the house’s curtains screened her,
To us, when the watcher’s attention lapsed.
بِعَينَيwith the two eyes of مَهاةٍa female oryx يَحدُرُstreams down الدَمعُtears مِنهُماfrom them both
بِعَينَي مَهاةٍ يَحدُرُ الدَمعُ مِنهُما
بَريمَينِtwo twined cords شَتّىof differing colors مِنof دُموعٍtears وَإِثمِدِand antimony kohl
بَريمَينِ شَتّى مِن دُموعٍ وَإِثمِدِ
With an oryx’s eyes, from which tears streamed
In two variegated cords of tears and antimony kohl,
وَجيدِand the neck of غَزالٍa gazelle شادِنٍgrown strong فَرَدَتshe set apart لَهُfor it
وَجيدِ غَزالٍ شادِنٍ فَرَدَت لَهُ
مِنَof الحَليthe jewelry سَمطَيtwo strands of لُؤلُؤٍpearls وَزَبَرجَدِand chrysolite
مِنَ الحَلي سَمطَي لُؤلُؤٍ وَزَبَرجَدِ
And a young gazelle’s neck, for which she set apart
From her jewelry two strands of pearls and chrysolite.