وسنٌdrowsiness بطرفِكَin your gaze أمor فتورُlanguor
وسنٌ بطرفِكَ أم فتورُ
ياO أيُّهاyou (vocative) الرشأthe young gazelle الغريرُthe guileless
يا أيُّها الرشأ الغريرُ
Is it drowsiness in your gaze, or languor,
Is it a youthfulness in your eyes, or indifference,
O guileless young gazelle?
O sparkling graceful one,
ياO منyou who ينيرُshines بنورِby the light of بَهradiance (beginning of بهجة)
يا من ينيرُ بنورِ بَه
جَةِradiance (completion of بهجة) وجههِhis face القَمَرthe moon المُنيرُthe radiant
جَةِ وجههِ القَمَر المُنيرُ
O you, by the light of the radi-
O you who illuminates with the light of
ance of whose face the radiant moon shines,
The radiant moon of his beautiful face
وبِحسنهِand by his beauty وبديعِand the wondrous حُسbeauty (beginning of حسن)
وبِحسنهِ وبديعِ حُس
نِbeauty (completion of حسن) قوامهِhis stature الغُصنthe bough النضيرُthe verdant
نِ قوامهِ الغُصن النضيرُ
And by whose beauty and the wondrous beau-
And with his beauty and elegant stature,
ty of whose stature the verdant bough shines,
He is like a slender twig.
إنِّيindeed I بحسنكَin your beauty منfrom جفاcoldness (beginning of جفائك)
إنِّي بحسنكَ من جفا
ئِكَyour coldness (completion of جفائك) أستعيذI seek refuge وأستجيرُand I seek protection
ئِكَ أستعيذ وأستجيرُ
Indeed, in your beauty, from your cold-
Indeed, with your beauty, from your cruelty,
ness I seek refuge and protection.
I seek refuge and shelter.