عَنbecause of بارِقَةthe lightning-flash الثَغرِthe mouth إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle اِبتَسَماhe smiled
عَن بارِقَة الثَغرِ إِذا ما اِبتَسَما
فاضَتpoured forth سُحُبُclouds الدَمعthe tears تُضاهيrivaling الدِيَماthe steady rains
فاضَت سُحُبُ الدَمع تُضاهي الدِيَما
At the lightning-flash of his mouth when he smiled,
When her radiant smile appeared
Clouds of tears poured forth, rivaling steady rains.
The clouds of tears overflowed like a shower
أَقسَمتُI swore بِفيهِby his mouth لاnot أَرىI see ثانيَهُits equal
أَقسَمتُ بِفيهِ لا أَرى ثانيَهُ
أَعظِمhow mighty! بِمَواقِعby the stations of النُجومِthe stars القَسَماthe oath
أَعظِم بِمَواقِع النُجومِ القَسَما
I swore by his mouth—I see no equal to it.
I swore by her mouth I would not see another
How mighty the oath by the stations of the stars!
Greater than the positions of the stars is my oath