تنازَعvied فيهover him الشوقَlonging قلبيmy heart وناظرِيand my eye
تنازَع فيه الشوقَ قلبي وناظرِي
فأثَّرso left a mark فيهon him الطَّرْفُthe gaze والقلبُand the heart ناصِبُweary
فأثَّر فيه الطَّرْفُ والقلبُ ناصِبُ
My heart and my eye vied in longing for him.
My longing heart and eyes contested over it
So the gaze left its mark on him, while the heart was weary.
So my glances and heart left their imprints on it
وتنْظُرهand behold him منfrom قلبيَmy heart الصَّبِّlovesick أعْيُنٌeyes
وتنْظُره من قلبيَ الصَّبِّ أعْيُنٌ
عليهاabove them لِمَحْنِيِّof the curved part of الضُّلوعِthe ribs حَواجِبُeyebrows
عليها لِمَحْنِيِّ الضُّلوعِ حَواجِبُ
And eyes from my lovesick heart behold him;
And from my patient heart eyes gaze upon it
Above them are brows formed by the curved ribs.
With eyebrows like drawn swords guarding over them