عجباًHow wondrous! لسيفat the sword of لحاظthe glances of منthe one whom احببتهI loved him
عجباً لسيف لحاظ من احببته
يزدادgrows صقلاin polish معwith طراوةthe freshness of حسنهhis beauty
يزداد صقلا مع طراوة حسنه
How wondrous—the sword of the glances of him whom I loved!
How wondrous the sword of the glances of the one I love!
It grows ever keener with the tender freshness of his beauty,
It grows more polished with the freshness of his beauty,
ويظلand keeps on يفتكstriking ruthlessly بالاسودat the lions كأنماas though
ويظل يفتك بالاسود كأنما
سيفthe sword of ابنson of فروخFarrukh اعيرwas lent لجفنهto his eyelid
سيف ابن فروخ اعير لجفنه
And goes on slaying lions, as though
And keeps slaying lions, as though
Ibn Farrukh’s sword had been lent to his eyelid.
Ibn Farrukh's sword had been lent to his eyelid.
