حبيبa beloved ماthere is no لطلعتهfor his countenance مثالequal
حبيب ما لطلعته مثال
زهتit shone واعزand ennobled رونقهاits splendor الجمالbeauty
زهت واعز رونقها الجمال
A beloved whose countenance has no equal.
A beloved whose appearance has no equal
It shone, and beauty ennobled its splendor.
Her beauty shone, most precious jewel
ببرجin the zodiacal house of جبينهhis brow لمعgleamed الهلالthe crescent
ببرج جبينه لمع الهلال
وبينand between الخدthe cheek والشفتينand the two lips خالa mole
وبين الخد والشفتين خال
In the zodiacal house of his brow, the crescent gleamed,
On her forehead the crescent moon gleamed bright
And between cheek and lips was a mole,
Between her cheek and lips, a mole in sight
كزنجيlike a Black African اتيcame روضاa garden صباحاone morning
كزنجي اتي روضا صباحا
تعجبhe marveled شاخصاgazing intently ببديعat wondrous زهرblossoms
تعجب شاخصا ببديع زهر
Like a Black African who came to a garden one morning:
Like a black man who came to a garden at dawn
He marveled, gazing at wondrous blossoms
Amazed to see a wondrous, colorful flower
يحاكيresembles الوشيbrocade منin حمرreds وخضرand greens
يحاكي الوشي من حمر وخضر
ومذand when عبقتclung بهto him نفحاتwafts عطرperfume
ومذ عبقت به نفحات عطر
Resembling brocade in reds and greens.
With red and green shades mimicking a partridge
And when wafts of perfume clung to him,
Since it exuded the scents of sweet perfume
تحيرhe grew bewildered فيin الرياضthe gardens فليسso he does not يدريknow
تحير في الرياض فليس يدري
ايجنيshould he pluck? الوردthe roses امor يجنيhe plucks الافاحاdaisies (likely intended reading)
ايجني الورد ام يجني الافاحا
He grew bewildered in the gardens, not knowing
Perplexed in the garden, he knew not
Whether to pluck roses or pluck daisies.
If he picked a rose or apple blossom
Sol 6.1