كُفّيcease عَذليreproaching me أَيَّتُهاO you اللوّامهreproachful woman
كُفّي عَذلي أَيَّتُها اللوّامه
ذاthis الريمُthe gazelle أَصابَstruck مُقلَتيmy eye فيin رامَهRāmah
ذا الريمُ أَصابَ مُقلَتي في رامَه
Cease blaming me, O ever-blaming woman.
Cease reproaching me, O reproachful woman.
This gazelle has struck my eye at Rāmah.
This gazelle struck my eye in Rāmah.
يُصميkills outright بِسِهامِwith the arrows of لَحظِهِhis glance أَفئِدَةًhearts
يُصمي بِسِهامِ لَحظِهِ أَفئِدَةً
ماthat بَينَamid فروعهhis tresses غَدَتhave become فيin لامَهa coat of mail
ما بَينَ فروعه غَدَت في لامَه
With the arrows of his glance he mortally wounds hearts—
With the arrows of his glance, he strikes dead hearts
hearts that, amid his tresses, have come to be within his lām.
that, amid his tresses, have become clad in mail.
