ياO مَنْone who حَلاَgrew sweet ثُمَّthen طابَgrew pleasant رِيحاًin fragrance
يا مَنْ حَلاَ ثُمَّ طابَ رِيحاً
فَفِيهِfor in him شَهْدٌhoney in the comb وفيهِand in him وَرْدُroses
فَفِيهِ شَهْدٌ وفيهِ وَرْدُ
O one who grew sweet, then fragrant,
For in him is honey, and in him are roses.
لَوْif لَمnot تَكُنْthere were للسّماءِfor the heavens شَمْسٌa sun
لَوْ لَم تَكُنْ للسّماءِ شَمْسٌ
لَكُنْتَthen you would be تَبدوappearing مِنْfrom حَيْثُwhere تَبْدوit appears
لَكُنْتَ تَبدو مِنْ حَيْثُ تَبْدو
If the heavens had no sun,
You would appear from where it appears.
ماnot إِنْemphasizes the negation أَظُنُّI think الهلالَthe crescent moon إلاَّexcept
ما إِنْ أَظُنُّ الهلالَ إلاَّ
مِنْfrom نُورِthe light of خَدَّيْكَyour two cheeks يُسْتَمَدُis drawn
مِنْ نُورِ خَدَّيْكَ يُسْتَمَدُ
I can only believe that the crescent moon
Is drawn from the light of your cheeks.
ناجَيْتُI whispered to فيكَwithin you الصِّفَاتِthe qualities حَتىuntil
ناجَيْتُ فيكَ الصِّفَاتِ حَتى
ناجَيْتَنيyou whispered to me ماthere is no لِذَاكَfor that نِدُّequal
ناجَيْتَني ما لِذَاكَ نِدُّ
I whispered to the qualities within you until
You whispered to me—nothing equals that.
Sol 6.1