لَقَدindeed أَعرَبتrevealed عَيناهhis two eyes عَنabout سحرmagic بابلBabylon
لَقَد أَعرَبت عَيناه عَن سحر بابل
ألاtake heed فاِخشso fear مِنfrom هاروتهاits Harut فتنةthe lure السحرِof magic
ألا فاِخش مِن هاروتها فتنة السحرِ
His eyes have indeed revealed the magic of Babylon;
Beware, then, of the lure of magic from its Harut.
فَياso, O للهَوىfor love مِنof مُعربexpressive (also: grammatically inflected) غنجcoquetry لحظهhis glance
فَيا للهَوى مِن مُعرب غنج لحظه
عَلىdespite أَنّthe fact that مبنيّfixed (also: grammatically indeclinable) الجُفونthe eyelids عَلىupon الكسرِdrooping (also: the kasrah vowel)
عَلى أَنّ مبنيّ الجُفون عَلى الكسرِ
So, O Love, how eloquent the coquetry of his glance,
Though his eyelids are fixed in a languid droop!
وَأَشهَدand I bear witness حَقّاًtruly أَنthat فوقabove جَبينهhis brow
وَأَشهَد حَقّاً أَن فوق جَبينه
لطرَّةsurely a forelock لَيلof night قَدhas حكتmirrored لَيلةthe Night القَدرِof Decree
لطرَّة لَيل قَد حكت لَيلة القَدرِ
And I truly bear witness that above his brow
Is surely a forelock of night that has mirrored the Night of Decree;
وَأنّand that الَّذيwhat يَتلوrecites عَلَيناto us جَمالهhis beauty
وَأنّ الَّذي يَتلو عَلَينا جَماله
لآياتsurely verses حسنof beauty هُنّthey مِنfrom سورةsurah (chapter) الفَجرِthe Dawn
لآيات حسن هُنّ مِن سورة الفَجرِ
And that what his beauty recites to us
Are surely verses of beauty—they are from the Surah of Dawn.