مَرَّتshe passed تَثَنّىswaying وَبِهاand in her هِزَّةa tremor
مَرَّت تَثَنّى وَبِها هِزَّة
يَخدَعُbeguiles عَطفيmy affection غُصنُهاher bough المائِلthe leaning
يَخدَعُ عَطفي غُصنُها المائِل
She passed, swaying, with a tremor in her;
She passed swaying, her branch leaning deceptively
Her leaning bough beguiles my affection.
Like a flash of lightning through barren land
كَلَمعَةِlike a flash البارِقِthe lightning مجتازَةpassing through
كَلَمعَةِ البارِقِ مجتازَة
بِمائِهاwith her water فيin البَلَدِthe land الماحِلthe drought-stricken
بِمائِها في البَلَدِ الماحِل
Like a flash of lightning, passing
As if yearning towards the flowering white hair
With her water through the drought-stricken land.
The gazelle turned toward the holder of the rope
تَرنوshe gazes إِلىat الرّائعthe frightening sight مِنof شَيبِهِhis gray hair
تَرنو إِلى الرّائع مِن شَيبِهِ
تَلَفَّتَturned to look الظَّبيthe gazelle إِلىtoward الحابِلthe snare-setter
تَلَفَّتَ الظَّبي إِلى الحابِل
She gazes at the frightening sight of his gray hair,
As a gazelle turns toward the snare-setter.
Partial English translation: 4 of 6 Arabic lines translated.