تفّاحةٌan apple منfrom عندwith; in the keeping of تفاحةٍTuffaha (literally, “apple”)
تفّاحةٌ من عند تفاحةٍ
بالمسكwith musk والعنبرand ambergris تفّاحَهan apple
بالمسك والعنبر تفّاحَه
An apple from Tuffaha,
an apple redolent of musk and ambergris.
أخذتُهاI took it منfrom كفِّthe hand of ظبيٍa gazelle وقدand already
أخذتُها من كفِّ ظبيٍ وقد
كانتwas إليهtoward him النفسُthe soul مرتاحهdrawn; at ease
كانت إليه النفسُ مرتاحه
I took it from a gazelle’s hand, and already
my soul was drawn to him.
ماnot مَسَّهاtouched it طيبٌperfume ولكنهاbut it
ما مَسَّها طيبٌ ولكنها
باشرهاhe touched it بالكفِّwith the hand والراحهand the palm
باشرها بالكفِّ والراحه
No perfume had touched it, but
he had touched it with his hand and palm.
Sol 6.1