لكfor you فيin السفرجلthe quince منظرa sight تحظىyou take delight بهin it
لك في السفرجل منظر تحظى به
وتفوزand you gain منهfrom it بشمهby smelling it ومذاقهand its taste
وتفوز منه بشمه ومذاقه
In the quince you have a sight to delight in,
On a journey you have a sight to behold
and you enjoy its fragrance and taste.
And gain from it a whiff and taste
هوit كالحبيبlike the beloved سعدتyou have rejoiced منهfrom it بحسنهin its beauty
هو كالحبيب سعدت منه بحسنه
متأملاcontemplating وبلثمهand by kissing it وعناقهand embracing it
متأملا وبلثمه وعناقه
It is like a beloved: you have delighted in its beauty,
It is like a beloved from whom I delighted in his beauty
gazing upon it, and in kissing and embracing it.
Contemplating, kissing, and embracing him
يحكيresembles لكfor you الذهبthe gold المصفىrefined لونهits color
يحكي لك الذهب المصفى لونه
وتزيدand exceeds بهجتهits loveliness علىbeyond إشراقهits radiance
وتزيد بهجته على إشراقه
Its color mirrors refined gold for you,
He tells you the refined gold of his color
and its loveliness surpasses gold's radiance.
And his radiance increases your joy
فالشكلso the shape منfrom أعلاهits upper part يحكيresembles شكلهits shape
فالشكل من أعلاه يحكي شكله
ثديa breast الكعابthe nubile maiden إلىto مدارthe circuit نطاقهits girdle
ثدي الكعاب إلى مدار نطاقه
So its upper shape resembles in form
The shape from above tells of his shape
a nubile maiden's breast, down to the circle of its girdle.
The breast of a partridge to the circle of its belt
والشكلand the shape منfrom سفلاهits lower part يحكيresembles سرّةa navel
والشكل من سفلاه يحكي سرّة
منof شادنa young gazelle يزهىis haughty علىover عشاقهhis lovers
من شادن يزهى على عشاقه
And the shape of its underside resembles a navel
And the shape below tells of a navel
of a young gazelle who lords it over his lovers.
Of a supple branch adorning its lovers
Sol 6.1