حكىresembled لحظهhis glance صاداًthe letter ṣād ولاand lā- (first part of lām) ما-m (completing lām) عذارهhis sideburn
حكى لحظه صاداً ولا ما عذاره
وحاجبهand his eyebrow نوناthe letter nūn لينذرنيto warn me القتلىthe slain
وحاجبه نونا لينذرني القتلى
His glance resembled a ṣād, and his sideburn a lām,
and his eyebrow a nūn, to warn me of the slain.
فمهماso whenever رناhe gazed intently أوor كلماwhenever لاحappeared صدغهhis temple
فمهما رنا أو كلما لاح صدغه
وسلمand he greeted ايماءby gesture بجردhe unsheathes (reading an apparent typo) ليfor me نصلاa blade
وسلم ايماء بجرد لي نصلا
So whenever he gazes, or whenever his temple comes into view,
and he greets with a gesture, he unsheathes a blade for me.