فديهِI would ransom him فيin الحَمّامthe bathhouse منof متجرّدٍan unclad man
فديهِ في الحَمّام من متجرّدٍ
جالَتْcoursed مياهُthe waters الحسنof beauty فيthrough أعطافِهhis contours
جالَتْ مياهُ الحسن في أعطافِه
I would ransom him, that unclad man in the bathhouse.
A young man undressed in the bath
The waters of beauty coursed through his contours.
The waters of beauty streamed down his sides
يَهتزُّsways كالغصنِlike a branch الرطيبِsupple إِذاwhen مشىhe walks
يَهتزُّ كالغصنِ الرطيبِ إِذا مشى
منهof his body معاطفهhis curves علىabove أردافِهhis buttocks
منه معاطفه على أردافِه
Swaying like a supple branch when he walks,
He sways like a moist branch when he walks
Are his body's curves above his buttocks.
His clothes trailing behind over his hips
قمرa moon لهhe has خالٌa mole علىupon وَجَنَاتِهhis cheeks
قمر له خالٌ على وَجَنَاتِه
كالمِسْكِlike musk فوقَupon الوردthe rose قبلbefore قِطافِهits plucking
كالمِسْكِ فوقَ الورد قبل قِطافِه
A moon, with a mole upon his cheeks,
A moon with a mole on his cheek
Like musk upon a rose before its plucking.
Like musk atop a rose before plucking
وفمٌand a mouth أقاحيُّdaisy blossoms البسَامةof the smile مُسْكرintoxicating
وفمٌ أقاحيُّ البسَامة مُسْكر
حلوsweet المذاقin taste يعلنيgives me repeated draughts بسلافِهof its choicest wine
حلو المذاق يعلني بسلافِه
And an intoxicating mouth, its smile like daisy blossoms,
A mouth sweeter than honey when it smiles
Sweet to taste, it plies me with its choicest wine.
Announcing its sweetness with its lip
ياah كمَّلhas perfected اللهGod المهيمنُthe Guardian حُسْنَهhis beauty
يا كمَّل الله المهيمنُ حُسْنَه
وحباهand favored him بالإِسعافwith aid منfrom الطافِهHis kindnesses
وحباه بالإِسعاف من الطافِه
Ah, God the Guardian has perfected his beauty,
May God perfect his beauty
And favored him with aid from His kindnesses.
And endow him with grace from above
Sol 6.1