وغزالًand a gazelle غزاassailed فؤاديmy heart بسهمٍwith an arrow
وغزالً غزا فؤادي بسهمٍ
وسنانٍand a spearhead منfrom لحظهhis glance الوسنانlanguid
وسنانٍ من لحظه الوسنان
And a gazelle assailed my heart with an arrow
A gazelle hunted my heart with an arrow,
And a spearhead from his languid glance.
And teeth like pearls from his charming smile.
كلماwhenever افترparted in a smile ثغرهhis mouth يتجلىshines forth
كلما افتر ثغره يتجلى
تحتbeneath ذاكthat المرجانthe coral عقدa necklace of جمانِpearls
تحت ذاك المرجان عقد جمانِ
Whenever his mouth parts in a smile, there gleams
Whenever his lips part, there appears
Beneath that coral a necklace of pearls.
A string of pearls under coral so fine.
كمhow often سقانيhe gave me to drink منfrom ريقهhis saliva كأسa cup of خمرٍwine
كم سقاني من ريقه كأس خمرٍ
فرشفتso I sipped السلافَthe choicest wine منfrom أقحوانِa chrysanthemum
فرشفت السلافَ من أقحوانِ
How often he gave me a cup of wine from his saliva,
How many a cup of wine his saliva gave me to drink!
So I sipped the choicest wine from a chrysanthemum.
I sipped it from his juicy red lips.
وضممتand I clasped القوامthe form فيat حالthe time of لثميmy kissing
وضممت القوام في حال لثمي
فجنيتso I plucked التفاحthe apples منfrom غصنa branch of بانa bān tree (moringa)
فجنيت التفاح من غصن بان
And I clasped his form as I kissed,
I gathered in the slender waisted one to kiss him,
So I plucked the apples from a bān-tree branch.
And plucked apples from the bending bough.
Sol 6.1