ومختصرand one slender الخصرof waist منfrom بعدهhis remoteness
ومختصر الخصر من بعده
هربتI fled فالقيتso I was cast فيinto صدهhis rejection
هربت فالقيت في صده
And a slender-waisted one—from his remoteness
I fled, only to be cast into his rejection.
وقابلنيand met me وجههhis face مقبلاapproaching
وقابلني وجهه مقبلا
بحدwith the edge الحسامof the sword وإفرand [unclear fragment] لده[unclear fragment]
بحد الحسام وإفر لده
And his face, approaching, met me
With the sword’s edge and [unclear wording].
فماso not زلتI ceased أعصرI squeeze منfrom خدّهhis cheek
فما زلت أعصر من خدّه
واقطفand I pluck منfrom مجتنىthe harvest وردهof his roses
واقطف من مجتنى ورده
So I kept squeezing from his cheek
And plucking from the harvest of his roses.
أشمّI smell بنفسجviolets أصداغهof his temples
أشمّ بنفسج أصداغه
وزهراًand blossoms تعصفرturned safflower-red فيupon خدهhis cheek
وزهراً تعصفر في خده
I smell the violets of his temples
And blossoms turned safflower-red upon his cheek.
وأظماand I thirst فأرشفso I sip منfrom ريقهhis saliva
وأظما فأرشف من ريقه
فياحرso, ah, the heat صدريof my breast منfrom بردهits coolness
فياحر صدري من برده
And I thirst, so I sip from his saliva.
Ah, the heat in my breast from its coolness!
وماand there is nothing للحاظfor the gaze سوىexcept وجههhis face
وما للحاظ سوى وجهه
وماand there is nothing للعناقfor the embrace سوىexcept قدهhis figure
وما للعناق سوى قده
And the gaze has nothing but his face,
And the embrace has nothing but his figure.
Sol 6.1