ياO سَمِيَّnamesake الَّذيthe one who لَهُfor him خَبَتِdied down الناthe fire (begins here)
يا سَمِيَّ الَّذي لَهُ خَبَتِ النا
رُ(completes 'fire') وَكانَتand it became لَهُfor him سَلاماًpeace وَبَرداand coolness
رُ وَكانَت لَهُ سَلاماً وَبَردا
O namesake of him for whom the fire died down,
and became peace and coolness for him,
لِمwhy عَكَستَyou reversed القِياسَthe analogy فيin نارِthe fire of قَلبيmy heart
لِم عَكَستَ القِياسَ في نارِ قَلبي
فَإِذاso whenever ماemphatic particle ذُكِرتَyou are mentioned تَزدادُit increases وَقداin burning
فَإِذا ما ذُكِرتَ تَزدادُ وَقدا
why have you reversed the analogy in the fire of my heart,
so that whenever you are mentioned, it burns more fiercely?
مُذsince حَكَيتَyou resembled الهِلالَthe crescent وَالظَبيَand the gazelle وَالغُصand the bough (begins here)
مُذ حَكَيتَ الهِلالَ وَالظَبيَ وَالغُص
نَ(completes 'bough') جَبيناًin brow وَغَنجَand coquettishness طَرفٍof gaze وَقَدّاand in stature
نَ جَبيناً وَغَنجَ طَرفٍ وَقَدّا
Since you have resembled the crescent, the gazelle, and the bough
in brow, coquettish gaze, and stature,
شَهِدَbore witness العالَمونَthe people of the world طُرّاًall together لِطَرفيin favor of my eye
شَهِدَ العالَمونَ طُرّاً لِطَرفي
أَنَّهُthat it فيكَconcerning you أَحسَنُthe best الناسِof people نَقداin discernment
أَنَّهُ فيكَ أَحسَنُ الناسِ نَقدا
all the world has borne witness in favor of my eye:
that, in appraising you, it is the most discerning of all.