أنسيةٌa human woman فيin مثالِthe likeness of الجنِthe jinn تَحْسَبُهَاyou would think her
أنسيةٌ في مثالِ الجنِ تَحْسَبُهَا
شَمساًa sun بدتْappeared بينbetween تَشريقٍradiance وتَغميمِand clouding
شَمساً بدتْ بين تَشريقٍ وتَغميمِ
A human maiden in the likeness of the jinn—you would deem her
A human woman in the likeness of the jinn—you would think her
a sun appearing between radiant brightness and clouded gloom.
a sun appearing between radiance and cloud.
شَقَّتْcut لهاfor her الشمسُthe sun ثوباًa robe منfrom محاسنِهاits beauties
شَقَّتْ لها الشمسُ ثوباً من محاسنِها
فالوجهُso the face للشمسِوالعينانِthe sun's, and the two eyes للريمِthe gazelle's
فالوجهُ للشمسِوالعينانِ للريمِ
The sun tailored her a robe from its own beauties:
The sun cut her a robe from its own beauties;
thus the face is the sun’s, and the two eyes the gazelle’s.
so her face is the sun's, and her two eyes the gazelle's.
