وَجَداوِلٍand streams مَنصوبَةٍset in place بِجَداوِلٍalongside streams
وَجَداوِلٍ مَنصوبَةٍ بِجَداوِلٍ
مِنfrom صَوبِthe downpour of سارِيَةٍa night-traveling rain cloud وَلَمعِand the flashing of بُروقِlightning bolts
مِن صَوبِ سارِيَةٍ وَلَمعِ بُروقِ
And streams set alongside streams,
With interwoven streams lined with interwoven streams
From a night-cloud's downpour and flashes of lightning.
From the direction of a flowing brook and flashing lightnings
باكَرتُهاI sought them early قَبلَbefore الصَباحِmorning بِسُحرَةًin the predawn hour
باكَرتُها قَبلَ الصَباحِ بِسُحرَةً
قَبلَbefore اِنكِدارِthe fading of مَحَرَّةِunclear; perhaps 'Milky Way' العَيّوقِCapella
قَبلَ اِنكِدارِ مَحَرَّةِ العَيّوقِ
I sought them early, before morning, in the predawn hour,
I came upon her before dawn with magic
Before Capella's [Milky Way?] grew dim.
Before the folding of the eyelids of the sleepy eyes
حَمراءَred صافِيَةَclear القَميصِthe robe لَذيذَةًdelicious
حَمراءَ صافِيَةَ القَميصِ لَذيذَةً
فيin بُردِa mantle of كافورِcamphor وَلَونِand the hue of خَلوقِsaffron perfume
في بُردِ كافورِ وَلَونِ خَلوقِ
Red, clear-robed, delicious,
Red are her clear shirts, pleasant
In a mantle of camphor and the hue of saffron perfume,
In the coolness of camphor and the color of silk
مِنfrom كَفِّthe hand of أَحوَرَa dark-eyed one ذيpossessing دَلالٍcoquetry شادِنٍa young gazelle
مِن كَفِّ أَحوَرَ ذي دَلالٍ شادِنٍ
يَسبيcaptivates العُقولَminds بِقَدِّهِwith his form المَمشوقِgracefully slender
يَسبي العُقولَ بِقَدِّهِ المَمشوقِ
From the hand of a dark-eyed, coquettish young gazelle,
From the palm of a cross-eyed one with coquetry and languor
Who captivates minds with his gracefully slender form.
Who captivates minds with his sculpted waist