بأبيmay my father be ransom for مَنthe one whom لِسَبتهit stung him نَحلةٌa bee
بأبي مَن لِسَبته نَحلةٌ
آلمتit hurt أَكرَمthe noblest شَيءٍthing وَأَجلّand most exalted
آلمت أَكرَم شَيءٍ وَأَجلّ
May my father be ransom for the one a bee has stung!
By the one whose dimple is a honey jar,
It hurt the noblest and most exalted thing.
Who troubles the noblest and most excellent thing,
أَثّرتleft a mark لسبتُهاits sting فيon شَفَةٍa lip
أَثّرت لسبتُها في شَفَةٍ
ماnot بَراهاfashioned it اللَهُGod إِلّاexcept للقُبلfor kisses
ما بَراها اللَهُ إِلّا للقُبل
Its sting left a mark upon a lip
Her dimple left its mark on a lip
that God fashioned only for kisses.
That God created only for kissing,
حَسِبَتit thought أَنَّthat بفيهin his mouth بَيتَهاits home
حَسِبَت أَنَّ بفيه بَيتَها
إِذwhen رأَتit saw ريقَتَهُhis saliva مثلَlike العَسَلhoney
إِذ رأَت ريقَتَهُ مثلَ العَسَل
It thought its home was in his mouth
She thought her home was in his mouth
when it saw his saliva was like honey.
When she saw his saliva was like honey
Sol 6.1