كمhow often قلتI said لماwhen اطلعتbrought forth وجناتهhis cheeks
كم قلت لما اطلعت وجناته
حولaround الشقيقthe anemone الغضtender روضةa garden آسmyrtle
حول الشقيق الغض روضة آس
How often I said, when his cheeks brought forth
Roses around the cheek's garden
a garden of myrtle around the tender anemone,
I said when her cheek's roses appeared
لعذارهto his cheek-down الساريtraveling by night العجولhasty بخدِّهacross his cheek
لعذاره الساري العجول بخدِّه
ماnot فيin وقوفكyour pausing ساعةan hour منany باسharm
ما في وقوفك ساعة من باس
to his cheek-down, hastening by night across his cheek:
For its flowing, swift grace
"There is no harm in your pausing for an hour."
There is no hour of kissing without you standing
Sol 6.1