وسبحةand a rosary كثغورlike mouths الthe (continued next line)
وسبحة كثغور ال
ملاحbeauties مبتسماتsmiling
ملاح مبتسمات
And a rosary, like the mouths of the
A rosary like throats of
smiling beauties.
Smiling sailors
ياO طالماhow often أذكرتنىyou have reminded me الthe (continued next line)
يا طالما أذكرتنى ال
حبيبbeloved فيin الخلواتtimes of solitude
حبيب في الخلوات
Ah, how often you have reminded me of the
Oh how often you remind me of my
beloved in solitude!
Beloved in seclusion
مضيةradiant ذاتpossessing نورlight
مضية ذات نور
محسوبةcounted الحبّاتthe beads
محسوبة الحبّات
Radiant, full of light,
Radiant, light-filled essence
its beads counted.
Counted beads
وكيفand how لاnot وهىand it is معدوcounted (word continued next line)
وكيف لا وهى معدو
دةcompletion of 'counted' منamong الحسناتthe good deeds
دة من الحسنات
And why not, when it is counted
Why wouldn't you when you are
among good deeds?
Strung with virtues
Sol 6.1