سموهthey named him سيفاًSaif (Sword) وفيand in عينيهhis two eyes سيفانtwo swords
سموه سيفاً وفي عينيه سيفان
هذاthis one لقتليto kill me مسلولdrawn from its sheath وهذانand these two
هذا لقتلي مسلول وهذان
They named him Saif (“Sword”), and in his eyes are two swords.
They named him sword, though in his eyes reside two blades
This one is drawn to kill me, and so are these two.
One to slay me, surrendered, the other twain
اماdid … not? كفتsuffice قتلةa killing بالسيفby the sword واحدةone
اما كفت قتلة بالسيف واحدة
حتىthat أتيحwere allotted منfrom الأجفانthe eyelids ثنتانtwo (deaths)
حتى أتيح من الأجفان ثنتان
Was a single death by the sword not enough,
For with one sword-stroke my murder would be made
that two more should be allotted me from his eyelids?
Unless from two eyelids mercy should rain
أسرتهI captured him وثنانيand turned me غنجcoy charm مقلتهhis eye
أسرته وثناني غنج مقلته
أسيرهhis captive فكلاناso both of us آسرa captor عانيa captive
أسيره فكلانا آسر عاني
I captured him, and his eye’s coy charm turned me
I have captured him, and we both captives are
into his captive; so each of us is captor and captive.
I'm his prisoner, while prisoner he of me
ياO سيفSaif (Sword) أمسكkeep بمعروفwith kindness أسيرa captive هوىlove
يا سيف أمسك بمعروف أسير هوى
لاnot يبتغيseeks منكfrom you تسريحاًrelease بإحسانwith graciousness
لا يبتغي منك تسريحاً بإحسان
O Saif, kindly keep a captive of love
O sword, treat your love-prisoner with care
who seeks no gracious release from you.
He seeks no grace of freedom given gently
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