نادتshe called out عليوةAliwa وهيwhile she واقفةstanding علىat
نادت عليوة وهي واقفة على
بابيmy door وأبدىand revealed الفجرُthe dawn وجهاًa face مُسْفِراًradiant
بابي وأبدى الفجرُ وجهاً مُسْفِراً
ʿUlaywa called out while she stood at
Aliwa called out while standing at
my door, and dawn disclosed a radiant face.
my door, and dawn revealed a radiant face.
صافحتُهاI shook her hand فلثمتُthen I kissed ورداًa rose أحمراred
صافحتُها فلثمتُ ورداً أحمرا
منfrom خدِّهاher cheek وكذاand likewise عِذاراًcheek-down أخضراgreen
من خدِّها وكذا عِذاراً أخضرا
I took her hand, then kissed a crimson rose
I shook her hand, then kissed a red rose
upon her cheek, and likewise its verdant down.
on her cheek, and green cheek-down as well.
رمتI sought الترشفsipping منfrom سلافةchoice wine ثغرِهاher mouth
رمت الترشف من سلافة ثغرِها
فتمايلتْthen she swayed فرشفتُthen I sipped خَمْراًwine مسكِراintoxicating
فتمايلتْ فرشفتُ خَمْراً مسكِرا
She meant for me to sip the choice wine of her mouth;
I sought to sip the choice wine of her mouth;
she swayed, and I drank an intoxicating wine.
then she swayed, and I sipped intoxicating wine.
أضحتshe began تَعَضُّbiting علىon العقيقِthe agate بلؤلؤٍwith pearls
أضحت تَعَضُّ على العقيقِ بلؤلؤٍ
نَدَماًin remorse وتُذرىand she sheds الدمعَtears طَلْقاًfreely flowing أحمراred
نَدَماً وتُذرى الدمعَ طَلْقاً أحمرا
She began to bite the agate with pearls,
She began biting agate with pearls,
in regret, shedding tears unrestrained and red.
in remorse, and shedding freely flowing red tears.
Sol 6.1