كمhow many ليI have علىaround أعطافهhis sides ضمةًan embrace
كم لي على أعطافه ضمةً
دخلتI entered منهاthrough it جنةًa paradise عاليهlofty
دخلت منها جنةً عاليه
How many embraces I have clasped around his sides,
through which I entered a lofty paradise!
وكمand how often ترشفتI sipped لهof his مبسماًa smiling mouth
وكم ترشفت له مبسماً
نكهتهits fragrant breath أرخصتmade cheap الغاليهthe costly ghāliyah perfume
نكهته أرخصت الغاليه
And how often I have sipped at his smiling mouth,
whose breath made ghāliyah perfume seem cheap.
Sol 6.1