تُطالِعُناthey peer out at us بَينَamong الغُصونِthe branches كَأَنَّهاas though they were
تُطالِعُنا بَينَ الغُصونِ كَأَنَّها
خُدودُcheeks عَذارىmaidens فيin مَلاحِفِهاtheir mantles الخُضرِgreen
خُدودُ عَذارى في مَلاحِفِها الخُضرِ
They peer out at us among the branches, as though they were
Maidens’ cheeks within their green mantles.
أَتَتthey came to كُلَّevery مُشتاقٍyearning lover بِرَيّاwith the fragrance of حَبيبِهِhis beloved
أَتَت كُلَّ مُشتاقٍ بِرَيّا حَبيبِهِ
فَهاجَتand so stirred لَهُfor him الأَحزانَthe sorrows مِنfrom حَيثُwhere لاnot يَدريhe knows
فَهاجَت لَهُ الأَحزانَ مِن حَيثُ لا يَدري
They brought every yearning lover the fragrance of his beloved,
And so stirred his sorrows from a source he did not suspect.
Sol 6.1