أيهاO الدِعْصthe sand mound والقضيبand the bough الذيwho قا'faced' (first part)
أيها الدِعْص والقضيب الذي قا
بَلَ'faced' (completion) بدرَthe full moon الدُّجىof night's darkness ببدرwith a full moon منيرِradiant
بَلَ بدرَ الدُّجى ببدر منيرِ
O sand mound and bough, who has faced
O staff and rod that stood
the full moon of night with a radiant full moon,
Against the shining full moon in the dark night
لاdo not تمكِّنenable لَحَاظَthe sidelong glance of عينيكyour two eyes منto قت'killing me' (first part)
لا تمكِّن لَحَاظَ عينيك من قت
لِي'killing me' (completion) فماfor … not اللّحظthe glance فيهin this بالمعذورexcused (emphatic)
لِي فما اللّحظ فيه بالمعذور
Do not let the glance of your eyes kill
Do not let your glances take the life
me, for in this the glance is not excused.
Of one for whom a glance is not a sin
لاdo not تكنbe للنبيّagainst the Prophet فيهin this خصيماًan adversary
لا تكن للنبيّ فيه خصيماً
عندbefore ربّthe Lord of النبيّthe Prophet يومِon the day of النُّشورresurrection
عند ربّ النبيّ يومِ النُّشور
Do not be the Prophet's adversary in this
Do not oppose the Prophet
before the Prophet's Lord on the Day of Resurrection.
In the presence of the Prophet's Lord on Judgment Day