أُنُثرscatter علىupon خَدَّيَّmy cheeks منsome of وَردِكyour roses
أُنُثر على خَدَّيَّ من وَردِك
أوor دَعlet فَميmy mouth يَقطُفُpluck منfrom خدِّكyour cheek
أو دَع فَمي يَقطُفُ من خدِّك
Scatter some of your roses upon my cheeks,
Let your roses be strewn on my cheeks,
Or let my mouth pluck some from your cheek.
Or let my mouth pluck from your cheek.
ارحمhave mercy on قضيبَthe bough of البانِthe bān tree وارفُقand be gentle بهwith it
ارحم قضيبَ البانِ وارفُق به
قدindeed خفتُI have feared أنthat يَنقَدَّit may split منbecause of قدِّاكyour stature
قد خفتُ أن يَنقَدَّ من قدِّاك
Have mercy on the bān-tree bough, and be gentle with it;
Have mercy on the erect penis and be gentle with it,
I fear it may split because of your stature.
I fear it may wither because of your buttocks.
وقلand say لِعَينَيكَto your eyes بِنفسيwith my soul as ransom هُمَاboth of them
وقل لِعَينَيكَ بِنفسي هُمَا
يُخفِّفانthey both ease السُّقمَthe sickness عنfrom عَبدِكyour slave
يُخفِّفان السُّقمَ عن عَبدِك
And tell your eyes—my soul be their ransom—
And say to your eyes, by my soul they
To ease the sickness of your slave.
Alleviate the sickness from your servant.
Sol 6.1