خَدّاهhis cheeks وردٌroses وَصَدغُهُand his temple-lock سَبَجٌjet
خَدّاه وردٌ وَصَدغُهُ سَبَجٌ
وَمُقلَتاهُand his eyes الغناءُsong وَالراحُand wine
وَمُقلَتاهُ الغناءُ وَالراحُ
His cheeks are roses, and his temple-lock is jet.
And his eyes are song and wine.
اِنif هزَّhe sways أَطرافَهُhis limbs عَلىto نَغمٍa melody
اِن هزَّ أَطرافَهُ عَلى نَغمٍ
شُقَّتare torn جُيوبٌgarment fronts وَطاحَand perish أَرواحُsouls
شُقَّت جُيوبٌ وَطاحَ أَرواحُ
If he sways his limbs to a melody,
Garment fronts are torn, and souls perish.
وَجُملَةand the gist القَولof what is said فيabout مَحاسِنِهِhis charms
وَجُملَة القَول في مَحاسِنِهِ
اِنindeed أَميرَthe prince الصبحof dawn صَبّاحُṢabbāḥ
اِن أَميرَ الصبح صَبّاحُ
And the gist of what is said about his charms:
Indeed, the prince of dawn is Ṣabbāḥ.