وذاتِand a woman possessing عَيْنٍan eye منof الغزلانthe gazelles فاترَةٍlanguid
وذاتِ عَيْنٍ من الغزلان فاترَةٍ
كأنّماas though السحرُthe magic فيهاwithin it همَّwas on the verge بالوَسَنِof slumber
كأنّما السحرُ فيها همَّ بالوَسَنِ
And a woman with a languid gazelle’s eye,
With languid gazelle eyes as if magic
As though the magic within it were on the verge of slumber.
Had wished to adorn them with kohl
لهاshe has سنانٌa spearhead منof الألحاظِthe glances صَعْدَتُهُits shaft
لها سنانٌ من الألحاظِ صَعْدَتُهُ
غُصْنٌa bough يميسُsways برمّانٍwith pomegranates منof الفتنِthe temptations
غُصْنٌ يميسُ برمّانٍ من الفتنِ
She has a spearhead of glances, whose shaft
Teeth like glancing rays whose whiteness
Is a bough swaying with pomegranates of temptation.
Is a blossoming branch of temptation
حُسّانةُexquisitely beautiful الجيدِthe neck فيin خَلْقٍa bodily form تَقومُshe stands بهwith it
حُسّانةُ الجيدِ في خَلْقٍ تَقومُ به
فتعجَبُand so marvels الشمسُthe sun منat تقويمهits proportions الحسنِbeautiful
فتعجَبُ الشمسُ من تقويمه الحسنِ
Lovely of neck, she stands in such a form
A smooth cheek whose creation amazes
That the sun marvels at its beautiful proportions.
The sun with its flawless arrangement
هَنّتْshe sighed بلحظٍwith a glance ولفظٍand a word فالهوىand so love بهماthrough them both
هَنّتْ بلحظٍ ولفظٍ فالهوى بهما
يخوضwades into قلبيmy heart منthrough عينيmy eye ومنand through أذنيmy ear
يخوض قلبي من عيني ومن أذني
She sighed with a glance and a word; through both, love
With a glance and words that inclined me
Wades into my heart through my eye and my ear.
My heart plunged through my eyes and ears
تَيّاهةُhaughty الدلّcoquetry لاnot تنفكّshe ceases فيin فَرَحٍjoy
تَيّاهةُ الدلّ لا تنفكّ في فَرَحٍ
إذاwhen رأتنيshe sees me منfrom الهجرانِestrangement فيin حزنِsorrow
إذا رأتني من الهجرانِ في حزنِ
Haughty in her coquetry, she never ceases to rejoice
Her flirtatious eyes in constant joy
When she sees me grieving over estrangement.
When she saw me sad from her disdain
تحركيmy movement وسكونيand my stillness عنfrom إرادتهاher will
تحركي وسكوني عن إرادتها
كأنّas though روحَthe spirit هواهاlove for her مالكٌmaster of بدنيmy body
كأنّ روحَ هواها مالكٌ بدني
My movement and my stillness spring from her will,
My moves and stillness by her will
As though the spirit of love for her were master of my body.
As if the spirit of her love controlled my body