مَرَّhe passed بِناby us يَهتَزُّhe sways فيin خَطوِهِhis stride
مَرَّ بِنا يَهتَزُّ في خَطوِهِ
ماthe space بَينَbetween أَغصانٍbranches وَأَقمارِand moons
ما بَينَ أَغصانٍ وَأَقمارِ
He passed us by, swaying in his stride,
He passed by us, swaying in his stride,
between boughs and moons.
among branches and moons.
يُديرُhe turns فيin أَنمُلِهِhis fingertips وَردَةًa rose
يُديرُ في أَنمُلِهِ وَردَةً
جاءَتit came مِنَfrom المِسكِmusk بِأَخبارِwith tidings
جاءَت مِنَ المِسكِ بِأَخبارِ
He turns a rose between his fingertips,
He turns a rose in his fingertips,
bringing tidings of musk.
that came bearing tidings from musk.
يَلوحُgleams فيin حُمرَتِهاits redness صُفرَةٌa yellow tinge
يَلوحُ في حُمرَتِها صُفرَةٌ
كَالخَدِّlike the cheek مَنقوطاًdotted بِدينارِwith a dinar
كَالخَدِّ مَنقوطاً بِدينارِ
Amid its redness glimmers a touch of yellow,
A yellow tinge gleams in its redness,
like a cheek dotted with a gold dinar.
like a cheek dotted with a dinar.
Sol 6.1