ذاتُpossessing حُسنٍbeauty إِنif تَغِبshould vanish شَمسُsun الضُحىthe forenoon
ذاتُ حُسنٍ إِن تَغِب شَمسُ الضُحى
فَلَناthen we have مِنfrom وَجهِهاher face عَنهاin its stead خَلَفa substitute
فَلَنا مِن وَجهِها عَنها خَلَف
A woman of beauty—if the morning sun should vanish,
then in her face we have a substitute for it.
أَجمَعَunanimously agreed الناسُthe people عَلىon تَفضيلِهاpreferring her
أَجمَعَ الناسُ عَلى تَفضيلِها
وَهَواهُمand their tastes فيin سِوىother than هَذاthis اِختَلَفdiffered
وَهَواهُم في سِوى هَذا اِختَلَف
People are unanimous in preferring her,
though their tastes differ in all else.