وظبيةand a gazelle منfrom among بناتdaughters الأنسhumankind فيin يدهاher hand
وظبية من بنات الأنس في يدها
ووجههاand her face للصباfor youth والحسنand beauty خاتامُa signet ring
ووجهها للصبا والحسن خاتامُ
And a gazelle among the daughters of humankind—in her hand
A gazelle of the daughters of humanity in her hand,
And in her face lies the signet of youth and beauty.
Her face for youth and beauty the seal.
قدalready حللتshe unfastened لؤلؤpearls الازرارthe buttons عنfrom دررpearls
قد حللت لؤلؤ الازرار عن درر
لهنfor them فيin ثغرهاher mouth الفضيsilvery أتوامtwins
لهن في ثغرها الفضي أتوام
She has unfastened pearl buttons, revealing pearls
She has adorned herself with pearls on buttons over gems -
Whose twins are in her silvery mouth.
For them in her silvery mouth, homes.
وزارتand visited الروضthe garden منهاof her مقلتانtwo eyes لهاhers
وزارت الروض منها مقلتان لها
وحشيتانboth wild وعذبand sweet الريقthe saliva بسامever-smiling
وحشيتان وعذب الريق بسام
And two eyes of hers visited the garden,
She visited the garden, two eyes for her,
Both wild, and a smiling mouth with sweet saliva.
Two deer, and sweet saliva a mark.
والكأسand the goblet للسكرfor intoxication التبريgolden صائغةa goldsmith
والكأس للسكر التبري صائغة
والماءand the water للحببfor the bubbles الدريpearl-like نظامa stringer
والماء للحبب الدري نظام
And the goblet is a goldsmith shaping golden intoxication,
And the cup for refined sugar is a craftsman,
And water is a stringer of pearl-like bubbles.
And the water for pearly seeds a system.
بثناwe spent the night (likely intended: بتنا) نكفكفwe wipe away بالكاساتwith the goblets ادمعناour tears
بثنا نكفكف بالكاسات ادمعنا
كأنناas though we were فيin حجورlaps الروضthe garden أيتامorphans
كأننا في حجور الروض أيتام
We spent the night wiping away our tears with goblets,
We wipe our tears with cups,
As though we were orphans in the garden’s lap.
As if we were orphans in the garden's lap.
Sol 6.1