غَطَّتْshe covered بساعِدٍwith a forearm كماءٍlike water يجْرِيflows
غَطَّتْ بساعِدٍ كماءٍ يجْرِي
وَجْهاًa face يفُوقsurpasses الوَرْدَthe roses تبَّmay ... perish القَطْرِthe rain
وَجْهاً يفُوق الوَرْدَ تبَّ القَطْرِ
She covered, with a forearm like flowing water,
Covered by a sleeve like running water
a face surpassing roses—may the rain perish!
A face surpassing rose watered by drops
كبدرِlike a full moon تَمٍfull عندat نصفِthe middle of شَهْرِa month
كبدرِ تَمٍ عند نصفِ شَهْرِ
غابit vanished وقدand already لاحَappeared عَمودُthe column of الفَجْرِdawn
غاب وقد لاحَ عَمودُ الفَجْرِ
Like a full moon at mid-month,
Like a full moon at mid month
it vanished as the column of dawn appeared.
It disappeared though the pillar of dawn appeared