أَجْرَتْshe made flow مِنَfrom الكُحْلِthe kohl السَّحِيقِfinely ground بِخَدِّهاon her cheek
أَجْرَتْ مِنَ الكُحْلِ السَّحِيقِ بِخَدِّها
سَطْراًa line تُؤَثِّرُهُetch it الدُّمُوعُthe tears السُّبَّقُthe racing
سَطْراً تُؤَثِّرُهُ الدُّمُوعُ السُّبَّقُ
She let finely ground kohl run down her cheek,
In a line etched by the racing tears.
فَكأَنَّso, as though مَجْرىthe course الدَّمْعِof tears حِلْيَةُan ornament فِضَّةٍof silver
فَكأَنَّ مَجْرى الدَّمْعِ حِلْيَةُ فِضَّةٍ
فيin بَعْضِهِpart of it ذَهَبٌgold وَبَعْضٌand a part مُحْرَقُscorched
في بَعْضِهِ ذَهَبٌ وَبَعْضٌ مُحْرَقُ
As though the tears’ course were a silver ornament,
With gold in part of it, and another part scorched.
Translation model: Sol 6.1