رشَأٌa young gazelle فُتورُthe languor of لِحَاظِهِhis glances
رشَأٌ فُتورُ لِحَاظِهِ
يرويtransmits عنfrom المَلَكينِthe two angels سِحْراmagic
يروي عن المَلَكينِ سِحْرا
A young gazelle—the languor of his glances
A lackluster youth whose gaze
transmits magic from the two angels.
Relays tales of angels' sorcery
متلثِّمٌveiled ولِثَامُهُand his veil
متلثِّمٌ ولِثَامُهُ
غَيْمٌa cloud يُوارِيconceals منهof him بَدْراa full moon
غَيْمٌ يُوارِي منه بَدْرا
He is veiled, and his veil
Veiled in masks, his coverings
is a cloud concealing his full moon.
Clouds hiding the moon behind them
إنْif خُصَّis singled out حُسْنٌbeauty بالصِّواwith protection (word continues)
إنْ خُصَّ حُسْنٌ بالصِّوا
نِcompletion of 'protection' فحسنُهthen his beauty أولَىmore entitled وأحْرَىand more deserving
نِ فحسنُه أولَى وأحْرَى
If any beauty is singled out for protection,
If beauty's meant for only a few
then his beauty is worthier and more deserving.
His is far more deserving, truly
يُخفِيconceals اللثامُthe veil مباسِماًsmiling lips
يُخفِي اللثامُ مباسِماً
منهُof his مُفَدَّاةًworth sacrificing oneself for وثَغْراand a mouth
منهُ مُفَدَّاةً وثَغْرا
The veil conceals smiling lips
The veil hides smiles so cherished
of his, worth dying for, and a mouth.
Concealing dimple and lip within
ثغرٌa mouth هوit is الإغريضُthe palm blossom قدindeed
ثغرٌ هو الإغريضُ قد
جُعِلَhas been made اللثامُthe veil عليهover it قِشْرَاa sheath
جُعِلَ اللثامُ عليه قِشْرَا
A mouth that is a palm blossom;
Lips like parted seashells
the veil has been made its sheath.
Masked beneath his guise and skin
لمَّاwhen اعتنقناwe embraced للوَداfor farewell (word continues)
لمَّا اعتنقنا للوَدا
عِcompletion of 'farewell' وصارَand became سِرُّthe secret of البَيْنِparting جَهْرَاpublic
عِ وصارَ سِرُّ البَيْنِ جَهْرَا
When we embraced in farewell,
As we embraced in passion
and the secret of parting was laid bare,
Our secret became open and plain
وأحسَّand he was aware بالزفراتِof the sighs منfrom
وأحسَّ بالزفراتِ من
نَفَسِيmy breath وقدand already أُلهبْنَthey were kindled جَمْراas embers
نَفَسِي وقد أُلهبْنَ جَمْرا
and he felt the sighs from
I felt his sighs against
my breath, already kindled into embers,
My breath aflame like embers
ردَّhe put back اللِّثامَthe veil علىover مباsmiling lips (word continues)
ردَّ اللِّثامَ على مبا
سِمَcompletion of 'smiling lips' ضُمِّنَتْwere filled with بَرَداًhail وخَمْراand wine
سِمَ ضُمِّنَتْ بَرَداً وخَمْرا
he drew the veil back over smiling lips
He lowered his veil over smiles
filled with hail and wine,
Imbued with wine's chill and fervor
خوفاًout of fear عليهِfor it أنْthat يذوit might melt (word continues)
خوفاً عليهِ أنْ يذو
بَcompletion of 'melt' بَحَرِّfrom the heat of أنفاسيmy breaths وحِذْراand out of caution
بَ بَحَرِّ أنفاسي وحِذْرا
fearing for it, lest it melt
To protect them from drowning
in the heat of my breaths, and out of caution.
In my sea of breath, wary
وَلَوَand if اَنَّنِيthat I مُكِّنْتُI was granted access منto
وَلَوَ اَنَّنِي مُكِّنْتُ من
هاthem هِلْتُهاI would have poured them out دُرَّاًpearls وعِطْراand perfume
ها هِلْتُها دُرَّاً وعِطْرا
And had I been granted access to
Had I power over them
them, I would have poured them forth as pearls and perfume.
I'd adorn them in pearls and scent
Sol 6.1