أدلhe grew bold بنورthrough the radiance of بهجتهhis beauty
أدل بنور بهجته
علىon the strength of ذليmy abasement ونخوتهand his pride
على ذلي ونخوته
He flaunts his beauty’s radiance
He grew bold through his beauty’s radiance,
over my abasement, in his haughty pride.
on the strength of my abasement and his pride.
مناياthe deaths عاشقيهof his lovers طوfirst fragment of ‘obedient to’
منايا عاشقيه طو
عfinal fragment of ‘obedient to’ عينيهhis two eyes ووجنتهand his cheek
ع عينيه ووجنته
His lovers’ deaths are obedi—
His lovers’ deaths are obedient
—ent to his eyes and cheek;
to his eyes and his cheek.
يفرقهاhe distributes them بطلعتهwith his countenance
يفرقها بطلعته
ويقسمهاand he apportions them بلحظتهwith his glance
ويقسمها بلحظته
he scatters them with his countenance
He dispenses them with his countenance,
and apportions them with a glance.
and apportions them with his glance.
