وَأَحْوَلَand a cross-eyed one يُعْدِيinfects القَلْبَthe heart سُقْمُsickness جفُونِهِhis eyelids
وَأَحْوَلَ يُعْدِي القَلْبَ سُقْمُ جفُونِهِ
فَتُضْحِيso become صَحِيحَاتُhealthy ones القُلُوبِof the hearts بِهِthrough him مَرْضَىsick
فَتُضْحِي صَحِيحَاتُ القُلُوبِ بِهِ مَرْضَى
And a cross-eyed one—the sickness of his eyelids infects the heart,
so through him healthy hearts become sick.
رَأَىsaw الْحُسْنُBeauty أَنَّthat اللَّحْظَthe glance مِنْهُfrom him مُهَنَّدٌan Indian-forged sword
رَأَى الْحُسْنُ أَنَّ اللَّحْظَ مِنْهُ مُهَنَّدٌ
فَحَرَّفَهُso turned it aside كَيْمَاso that يَكُونُit might be لَهُfor him أَمْضَىkeener
فَحَرَّفَهُ كَيْمَا يَكُونُ لَهُ أَمْضَى
Beauty saw that his glance was an Indian-forged sword,
so turned it aside, that it might be keener for him.