إنّindeed فيin القصرthe palace ذيwith الخِباthe pavilion بدرَa full moon تمٍّfullness
إنّ في القصر ذي الخِبا بدرَ تمٍّ
حسنَlovely الدلِcoy grace للفؤادِat the heart مصيباstriking
حسنَ الدلِ للفؤادِ مصيبا
Indeed, in the palace with its pavilion is a full moon,
Within the palace of splendid beauty is a moon
lovely in coy grace, striking the heart,
Whose charm wounds the heart, striking it painfully
ولعاًfond بالخلوقِof saffron perfume يأرجُwafts fragrantly منهfrom him
ولعاً بالخلوقِ يأرجُ منه
ريحthe scent رَندٍlaurel إذاwhen استقلَّhe rises منيباturning back
ريح رَندٍ إذا استقلَّ منيبا
fond of saffron perfume; from him wafts
From it wafts a gentle breeze of grace
the scent of laurel when he rises, turning back.
Whenever that languid one shakes out her veil
يلبسُhe wears الخزَّsilk-and-wool cloth والمطارِفand bordered cloaks والقزَّand silk
يلبسُ الخزَّ والمطارِف والقزَّ
وعَصباًand striped cloth منof اليمانيYemeni fabric قسيباnew
وعَصباً من اليماني قسيبا
He wears silk-and-wool cloth, bordered cloaks, and silk,
She wears brocade, a coronet, and gauze
and new striped cloth from Yemen.
And a sash of Yemeni linen, loosely wrapped
ورأيتُand I saw الحبيبَthe beloved يُبرزrevealing كفّاa hand
ورأيتُ الحبيبَ يُبرز كفّا
ماnot رآهsaw it المحبُّthe lover إلاexcept خضيباdyed
ما رآه المحبُّ إلا خضيبا
And I saw the beloved reveal a hand
And I saw the beloved extend a hand
that the lover had only ever seen dyed.
That her lover saw only bloodstained
Sol 6.1