وَرامِشَةٍand a bouquet يَشفيheals العَليلَthe ailing نَسيمُهاits breeze
وَرامِشَةٍ يَشفي العَليلَ نَسيمُها
مُضَمَّخَةُsteeped in perfume الأَنفاسِthe breaths طَيِّبَةُsweet النَشرِthe fragrance
مُضَمَّخَةُ الأَنفاسِ طَيِّبَةُ النَشرِ
And a bouquet whose breeze heals the ailing,
The breeze of al-Rawamish heals the sick with its fragrance
Its breaths steeped in perfume, its fragrance sweet—
Scented with breath, pleasant when scattered
أَشارَgestured بِهاwith it نَحويtoward me بَنانٌfingertips مُنَعَّمٌdelicate
أَشارَ بِها نَحوي بَنانٌ مُنَعَّمٌ
لِأَغيَدَbelonging to a graceful youth مَكحولِlined with kohl المَدامِعِthe tear ducts بِالسِحرِwith enchantment
لِأَغيَدَ مَكحولِ المَدامِعِ بِالسِحرِ
Delicate fingertips gestured with it toward me,
Towards me a slender one gestured, beautifully shaped
Those of a graceful youth whose eyes were kohled with enchantment.
To console the tearful eye at night
سَرَتcoursed نَضرَةٌfreshness مِنfrom عَهدِهاits watering فيthrough غُصونِهاits branches
سَرَت نَضرَةٌ مِن عَهدِها في غُصونِها
وَعُلَّتand it was watered again بِمِسكٍwith musk مِنfrom شَمائِلِهِhis virtues الزُهرِradiant
وَعُلَّت بِمِسكٍ مِن شَمائِلِهِ الزُهرِ
Freshness from its watering coursed through its branches,
Freshness crept in its branches since it existed
And it was watered anew with musk from his radiant virtues.
And it was perfumed with the musk of its white flowers
إِذاwhen هُوَhe أَهدىoffered الياسَمينَthe jasmine بِكَفِّهِwith his hand
إِذا هُوَ أَهدى الياسَمينَ بِكَفِّهِ
أَخَذتُI took النُجومَthe stars الزُهرَbright مِنfrom راحَةِthe palm البَدرِthe full moon
أَخَذتُ النُجومَ الزُهرَ مِن راحَةِ البَدرِ
Whenever he offers jasmine with his hand,
When he presented the jasmine with his hand
I take bright stars from the palm of the full moon.
I took the stars for the moon from the palm of the full moon
لَهُhe has خُلُقٌa character عَذبٌsweet وَخَلقٌand a form مُحَسَّنٌbeautiful
لَهُ خُلُقٌ عَذبٌ وَخَلقٌ مُحَسَّنٌ
وَظَرفٌand charm كَعَرفِlike the scent of الطيبِperfume أَوor نَشوَةِthe intoxication of الخَمرِwine
وَظَرفٌ كَعَرفِ الطيبِ أَو نَشوَةِ الخَمرِ
He has a sweet nature and a beautiful form,
He has a gentle nature and good manners
And charm like perfume’s fragrance or wine’s intoxication.
And elegance like the scent of perfume or the intoxication of wine
يُعَلِّلُsoothes نَفسيmy soul مِنwith حَديثٍtalk تَلَذُّهُit finds it sweet
يُعَلِّلُ نَفسي مِن حَديثٍ تَلَذُّهُ
كَمِثلِlike المُنىwishes وَالوَصلِand reunion فيin عُقُبِthe wake of الهَجرِestrangement
كَمِثلِ المُنى وَالوَصلِ في عُقُبِ الهَجرِ
He soothes my soul with talk it finds sweet,
It entertains my soul with a conversation I find sweet
Like wishes fulfilled and reunion in the wake of estrangement.
Like wishes, reunion after separation
Sol 6.1