كلevery قولutterance منfrom وصيفa young page
كل قول من وصيف
باهرdazzling اللطفcharm ظريفwitty
باهر اللطف ظريف
Every utterance from a young page—
Every word from a beloved
Dazzling in charm, witty,
Of charming elegance and wit
طاهرpure القلبthe heart ألوفaffectionate
طاهر القلب ألوف
راجحsound العقلthe mind حصيفdiscerning
راجح العقل حصيف
Pure of heart, affectionate,
Of pure heart and dear friend
Sound of mind, discerning.
Of sound mind and good sense
مغرىًenthralled بشعرىby my verse يرويهhe recites it وينشدهand chants it
مغرىً بشعرى يرويه وينشده
بنغمةin a tone كبغامlike the bleat الظبيof the gazelle غنّاءmelodious
بنغمة كبغام الظبي غنّاء
Enthralled by my verse, he recites it and chants it
Alluring me with his poetry he recites and sings
In a melodious tone like a gazelle's bleat.
In a melody like the singing of a gazelle
أكادI almost منfrom طربيmy delight أشدوI sing بهof him شغفاًpassionately
أكاد من طربي أشدو به شغفاً
شدوcooing الحمائمthe doves فيin شجراءa leafy grove زهراءradiant
شدو الحمائم في شجراء زهراء
In my delight, I almost sing of him with passion,
I almost sing along in rapture
Like the cooing of doves in a radiant grove.
Like the cooing of doves in verdant bowers
عينانtwo eyes هاروتHarut لمdid not يظفرattain بسحرهماtheir magic
عينان هاروت لم يظفر بسحرهما
تحاولانthey both strive برغمdespite الصونmodesty إصبائيcaptivating me
تحاولان برغم الصون إصبائي
Two eyes whose magic Harut could not attain
Eyes of an angel whose magic they could not resist
Strive, despite their modesty, to captivate me.
Trying despite modesty to captivate me
وجمّةٌand a mane of hair فخمةٌsplendid لوif شئتI wished همتI would lose myself بهاin it
وجمّةٌ فخمةٌ لو شئت همت بها
هيمَthe wandering المضلّلof one led astray فيin أعطافfolds ظلماءdark
هيمَ المضلّل في أعطاف ظلماء
And a splendid mane of hair—if I wished, I would lose myself in it,
A noble brow, if it willed, could make
As one led astray wanders amid dark folds.
The lost wander in dark labyrinths