روميةُByzantine الأصلِby origin لهاshe has مقلةٌan eye
روميةُ الأصلِ لها مقلةٌ
تركيةٌTurkish صارمُهاits keen sword هنديIndian
تركيةٌ صارمُها هندي
Roman in origin, she has an eye
Byzantine by origin, she has an eye
that is Turkish; her sword is Indian.
that is Turkish, its keen sword Indian.
قَدْindeed فضحتنيhave exposed me مقلتاهاher two eyes فقلْso speak
قَدْ فضحتني مقلتاها فقلْ
فيof وجنةٍa cheek فاضحةِputting to shame الورديal-Wardi
في وجنةٍ فاضحةِ الوردي
Her two eyes have shamed me—so say:
Her two eyes have exposed me; so speak
“In a cheek that shames al-Wardi.”
of a cheek that puts al-Wardi to shame.
