رَقَصواthey danced فَشاهَدتُso I saw الجِبالَthe mountains تَمورُheave
رَقَصوا فَشاهَدتُ الجِبالَ تَمورُ
بِروادِفٍwith buttocks ماswayed (first fragment of ماجت) جَتswayed (second fragment of ماجت) بِهِنَّwith them خُصورُwaists
بِروادِفٍ ما جَت بِهِنَّ خُصورُ
They danced, and I saw the mountains heave,
With buttocks upon which waists swayed.
وَثَنواand they bent قُدوداًfigures رَخصَةًsupple فَكَأَنَّماso it was as though
وَثَنوا قُدوداً رَخصَةً فَكَأَنَّما
هَزّواthey shook غُصوناًbranches فَوقَهُنَّabove them بُدورُfull moons
هَزّوا غُصوناً فَوقَهُنَّ بُدورُ
And they bent their supple figures, as though
They shook branches with full moons above them.
مِنfrom كُلِّevery مَجدولِwell-knit القَوامِthe build كَأَنَّماas though
مِن كُلِّ مَجدولِ القَوامِ كَأَنَّما
فيin الوَجهِthe face مِنهُof him رَوضَةٌa garden وَغَديرُand a pool
في الوَجهِ مِنهُ رَوضَةٌ وَغَديرُ
Each one well-knit in form, as though
In his face were a garden and a pool.
طوراًat times يُغيرُraids عَلىupon القُلوبِthe hearts قَوامُهُhis figure
طوراً يُغيرُ عَلى القُلوبِ قَوامُهُ
مَرَحاًplayfully وَطَوراًand at times لِلغُصونِto the branches يُغيرُmakes jealous
مَرَحاً وَطَوراً لِلغُصونِ يُغيرُ
At times his figure raids hearts,
Playfully, and at times it makes the branches jealous.