تُفّاحَةٌan apple مَعضوضَةٌbitten
تُفّاحَةٌ مَعضوضَةٌ
كانَتwas رَسولَthe messenger of القُبَلِkisses
كانَت رَسولَ القُبَلِ
A bitten apple
A bitten apple
was the messenger of kisses.
was the messenger of kisses.
لَوif كانَthere were فيهاin it وَجنَةٌa cheek
لَو كانَ فيها وَجنَةٌ
تَنَقَّبَتit would have veiled itself بِالخَجَلِin bashfulness
تَنَقَّبَت بِالخَجَلِ
Had it possessed a cheek,
If it had a cheek,
it would have veiled itself for shame.
it would have veiled itself in bashfulness.
تَناوَلَتgained كَفّيmy hand بِهاthrough it
تَناوَلَت كَفّي بِها
ناحِيَةًa portion مِنof أَمَليmy hope
ناحِيَةً مِن أَمَلي
Through it, my hand attained
Through it my hand gained
a portion of my longing.
a portion of my hope.
لَستُI am not أُرَجّيhoping for غَيرَanything other than ذاthis
لَستُ أُرَجّي غَيرَ ذا
ياah لَيتَif only هَذاthis دامَwould last ليfor me
يا لَيتَ هَذا دامَ لي
I hope for nothing beyond this—
I hope for nothing beyond this.
if only this would last for me.
Ah, if only this would last for me!
Sol 6.1