لاmay never رأىsee عطفةَthe affection of الأحthe belov-
لا رأى عطفةَ الأح
بة-ed منwhoever لاdoes not يُصرِّحُspeak openly
بة من لا يُصرِّحُ
May he never know the affection of the beloved—
he who does not speak openly.
أصغرُyounger الساقيينِthe two cupbearers أشكلُmore handsome
أصغرُ الساقيينِ أشكلُ
عنديin my eyes وأملحُand more charming
عندي وأملحُ
The younger of the two cupbearers is more handsome
in my eyes, and more charming.
لوif تراهُyou see him كالظبيlike a gazelle يَسنَحpasses one way
لو تراهُ كالظبي يَسنَح
حِيناًat times ويبرَحُand passes the other way
حِيناً ويبرَحُ
If you saw him, like a gazelle, passing one way
at times, and then the other,
خِلتَyou would imagine غُصناًa bough علىupon كثيبٍa sand dune
خِلتَ غُصناً على كثيبٍ
بنورٍwith blossoms يُوَشَّحُis adorned
بنورٍ يُوَشَّحُ
you would imagine a bough upon a sand dune,
adorned with blossoms.
Sol 6.1