غَزالٌa gazelle تَبَدّىappeared فَأَبدىand so revealed لَناto us
غَزالٌ تَبَدّى فَأَبدى لَنا
هِلالاًa crescent moon مُنيراًradiant وَغُصناًand a bough رَطيباfresh and supple
هِلالاً مُنيراً وَغُصناً رَطيبا
A gazelle appeared and revealed to us
A gazelle appeared and showed us
A radiant crescent and a supple bough,
A bright crescent moon, a fragrant branch,
وَطَرفاًand an eye كَحيلاًkohl-dark وَوَجهاًand a face جَميلاًbeautiful
وَطَرفاً كَحيلاً وَوَجهاً جَميلاً
وَخَدّاًand a cheek أَسيلاًsmooth وَحُسناًand beauty غَريباrare
وَخَدّاً أَسيلاً وَحُسناً غَريبا
And a kohl-dark eye and a beautiful face,
An eyelash like kohl, a beautiful face,
And a smooth cheek and a rare beauty.
A smooth cheek, and wondrous beauty.
فَأَفديهِso I would ransom him مِنas a قَمَرٍmoon طالِعٍrising
فَأَفديهِ مِن قَمَرٍ طالِعٍ
مَحاسِنُهُhis charms يَنتَهِبنَplunder القُلوباthe hearts
مَحاسِنُهُ يَنتَهِبنَ القُلوبا
So I would ransom him—a rising moon
I would ransom him with a rising moon -
Whose charms plunder hearts.
His perfections plunder hearts.