ياO لابسَwearer of الخزِّsilken cloth علىupon الخزِّsilken cloth
يا لابسَ الخزِّ على الخزِّ
ماhow أَحْسَنَbeautiful البزَّfine cloth علىupon البزِّfine cloth
ما أَحْسَنَ البزَّ على البزِّ
O you who wear silk upon silk,
O wearer of silk over silk
How lovely is fine cloth upon fine cloth!
How good is cotton over cotton
عارضْتَنيyou came before me تهتزُّyou sway فيهin it فقدand so indeed
عارضْتَني تهتزُّ فيه فقد
عَرَضْتَyou offered سيفَthe sword of الحبِّlove للهزfor brandishing
عَرَضْتَ سيفَ الحبِّ للهز
You came before me, swaying in it; and so
You came toward me, swaying in it, so you
You offered love's sword for brandishing,
Unsheathed the sword of love to be swayed
منfrom جمرةٍan ember لُزَّتْwas pressed tightly إلىagainst جمرةٍan ember
من جمرةٍ لُزَّتْ إلى جمرةٍ
أَضَرَّناit harmed us بالوردِwith roses واللزand close contact
أَضَرَّنا بالوردِ واللز
From an ember pressed against an ember:
From ember to rubbed ember
It has hurt us with roses and close contact.
Hurting us with roses and al-laz flowers
ماnot خفتُI feared منof شيءanything كخوفيlike my fear علىfor
ما خفتُ من شيء كخوفي على
خصركyour waist منfrom تِكَّتِكَyour drawstring القزsilk
خصرك من تِكَّتِكَ القز
I have feared nothing as I fear for
I feared nothing like my fear over
Your waist, lest your silken drawstring harm it.
Your waist, from your fine garment
ياO كنزَtreasure of حُسْنٍbeauty لستُI am not مستغنياًable to do without
يا كنزَ حُسْنٍ لستُ مستغنياً
عنهwithout it بماfor whatever فيin الأَرضِthe earth منof كنزtreasure
عنه بما في الأَرضِ من كنز
O treasure of beauty, I cannot do
O treasure of beauty, I cannot do without
Without you for all the treasure on earth.
What is in the earth of treasure
راحتناour comfort فيin الخُلُقِthe disposition الحُلْوِsweet ياO
راحتنا في الخُلُقِ الحُلْوِ يا
مُتْعِبَنَاyou who weary us بالخُلُقِwith the disposition المُزّtart
مُتْعِبَنَا بالخُلُقِ المُزّ
Our comfort lies in a sweet disposition, O
Our comfort is in sweet manner, O
You who weary us with your tart disposition.
Our tired one with bitter manner
Sol 6.1