صاحO friend ماwhat lies بَينbetween رامةRāmah وَالمُصلىand al-Muṣallā
صاح ما بَين رامة وَالمُصلى
قَمرa moon كُلevery ساعةhour يَتَجَلىreveals itself
قَمر كُل ساعة يَتَجَلى
O friend, what lies between Rāmah and al-Muṣallā
Is a moon that reveals itself hour by hour.
أَهوis he? الغُصنthe bough كُلماwhenever الريحthe wind هَبَتblew
أَهو الغُصن كُلما الريح هَبَت
عَبقتwafted fragrantly ريحscent وَردهhis rose فَتَدَلىso he bent low
عَبقت ريح وَرده فَتَدَلى
Is he the bough? Whenever the wind blows,
His rose's scent wafts, and he bends low.
لاdo not تَقسcompare ريقهhis saliva بشهدwith honey وَخَمرand wine
لا تَقس ريقه بشهد وَخَمر
إِنماindeed ريقsaliva ثَغرهhis mouth الحُلوsweet أَحلىsweeter
إِنما ريق ثَغره الحُلو أَحلى
Do not compare his saliva with honey and wine;
Indeed, the saliva of his sweet mouth is sweeter.
حالintervened بَينيbetween me وَبَينهand between him سَيفa sword لَحظa glance
حال بَيني وَبَينه سَيف لَحظ
كُلماwhenever رُمتI sought وَصلهunion with him قالhe said كَلاno
كُلما رُمت وَصله قال كَلا
A glance's sword came between me and him;
Whenever I sought union with him, he said, 'No.'
Sol 6.1