وَجهُthe face of يَحيىYahya بنِson of بَختِيارَBakhtiyar إِذاif فَكfirst part of ‘you ponder’
وَجهُ يَحيى بنِ بَختِيارَ إِذا فَك
كَرتَremaining part of ‘you ponder’ فيهِabout it مِنfrom سائِرِall الأَنحاءِthe sides
كَرتَ فيهِ مِن سائِرِ الأَنحاءِ
Yahya ibn Bakhtiyar’s face, if you pon—
The face of Yahya ibn Bakhtiyar when he smiles
—der it from every side,
Is like his dove marked temple equally
مِثلُlike حَمّامِهِhis bathhouse المَشومِill-omened سَواءٌexactly alike
مِثلُ حَمّامِهِ المَشومِ سَواءٌ
مُظلِمٌdark بارِدٌcold قَليلُhaving little الماءِwater
مُظلِمٌ بارِدٌ قَليلُ الماءِ
is exactly like his ill-omened bathhouse:
Dark, cold, little water
dark, cold, and short of water.
Partial English translation: 3 of 4 Arabic lines translated.