اِصرِمينيsever ties with me ياO خِلقَةَlikeness of المِجدارِthe mijdar (unclear term)
اِصرِميني يا خِلقَةَ المِجدارِ
وَصِلينيand maintain ties with me بِطولِthrough prolonged بُعدِdistance from المَزارِthe visiting place
وَصِليني بِطولِ بُعدِ المَزارِ
Break with me, O you shaped like the mijdar [unclear term].
And grant me closeness by staying far away for long.
فَلَقَدfor indeed سُمَيتيunclear form; possibly 'you were named' بِوَجهِكِthrough your face وَالوَصand union (word continues)
فَلَقَد سُمَيتي بِوَجهِكِ وَالوَص
لِcompletion of 'union' قُروحاًwounds أُعيتُI was baffled عَلىat المِسبارِthe probing instrument
لِ قُروحاً أُعيتُ عَلى المِسبارِ
For, through your face and union, you have been named [uncertain reading]—
"Wounds"; I was at a loss with the probe.
ذَقنٌa chin ناقِصٌreceding وَأَنفٌand a nose طَويلٌlong
ذَقنٌ ناقِصٌ وَأَنفٌ طَويلٌ
وَجَبينٌand a forehead كَساجَةِlike the plank of القُسطارِthe coin-assayer
وَجَبينٌ كَساجَةِ القُسطارِ
A receding chin and a long nose,
And a forehead like a coin-assayer's plank.
طالَgrew long لَيليmy night بِهاbecause of her فَبِتُّso I spent the night أُناديcalling out
طالَ لَيلي بِها فَبِتُّ أُنادي
ياO لَثارِثَfor thārith (unclear term) مُستَضاءِthe source of light النَهارِof the day
يا لَثارِثَ مُستَضاءِ النَهارِ
My night grew long because of her, so I spent it calling:
O, for thārith [unclear term], the light of day!
قامَةُthe stature of الفُصعُلِthe young scorpion الضَئيلِthe puny وَكَفٌّand a hand
قامَةُ الفُصعُلِ الضَئيلِ وَكَفٌّ
خِنصَراهاits two little fingers كَذَينَقاtwo mallets قَصّارِof a fuller
خِنصَراها كَذَينَقا قَصّارِ
The stature of a puny young scorpion, and a hand
Whose two little fingers are a fuller's mallets.