أَصدَدنhave they turned away? بَعدafter تَألفthe coming together of الشَملthe company
أَصدَدن بَعد تَألف الشَمل
وَقَطَعنand they severed مِنكَfrom you حَبائِلcords of الوَصلِunion
وَقَطَعن مِنكَ حَبائِل الوَصلِ
Have they turned away after coming together,
And severed the cords of union with you?
هَيفslender-waisted women الحضورthose present قَواصِدseeking النُبلnobility
هَيف الحضور قَواصِد النُبل
قَنلنناthey slew us (probable intended reading) بِنَواظِرwith eyes نَجلlarge and wide
قَنلننا بِنَواظِر نَجل
Slender women among those present, seeking nobility,
Slew us with large, wide eyes.
كَحلlined with kohl الجَمالbeauty جفونthe eyelids of أَعيُنِهاher eyes
كَحل الجَمال جفون أَعيُنِها
فَغَنَينَso they became rich مِنthrough كَحلِnatural darkness around the eyes بِلاwithout كَحلkohl
فَغَنَينَ مِن كَحلِ بِلا كَحل
Beauty has lined the lids of her eyes with kohl,
So natural darkness enriches them without kohl.
فيin كُلevery نَظرَةٍglance of ناظِرa gazer عَرَضتappeared
في كُل نَظرَةٍ ناظِر عَرَضت
مِنهُنَّfrom them قَتلَةa slaying of ضائِعone bereft of العَقلreason
مِنهُنَّ قَتلَة ضائِع العَقل
In every glance a gazer casts, there appears
From them a death for one bereft of reason.
مِنfrom كُلeach قاعِدَةseated woman عَلىupon دمثa soft mound
مِن كُل قاعِدَة عَلى دمث
رابىswelling المَجسto the touch كَلابدlike compacted الرملsand
رابى المَجس كَلابد الرمل
From each woman seated upon a soft mound,
Swelling to the touch, like compacted sand.
قَعَدتrested بِهupon it أَردافُهاher haunches وَهفتand swayed
قَعَدت بِه أَردافُها وَهفت
مِنهاof her الخصورthe waists بِفاحمwith raven-black hair جثلthick and luxuriant
مِنها الخصور بِفاحم جثل
Her haunches rested upon it, while swayed
Her waist beneath thick, raven-black hair.
فَكَأَنَّهُنso it is as though they اِذاwhen أَرَدنthey wish خَطاًsteps
فَكَأَنَّهُن اِذا أَرَدن خَطاً
يُقلِعنَthey wrench out أَرجُلُهنtheir feet منfrom وَحلmud
يُقلِعنَ أَرجُلُهن من وَحل
So, whenever they wish to step, it is as though
They wrench their feet out of mud.