مَنْwho عَذِيْريmy defender مِنْagainst تَجَنِّيunjust treatment شادِنٍa young gazelle
مَنْ عَذِيْري مِنْ تَجَنِّي شادِنٍ
رامِحِlance-like القامَةِin stature شَاكيarmed الحَدَقِthe pupils
رامِحِ القامَةِ شَاكي الحَدَقِ
Who will defend me against a young gazelle's unjust treatment,
lance-like in stature, his pupils armed,
ماجِنِwanton البالِin spirit وَقاحٍbrazen لاnot يَرَىhe sees
ماجِنِ البالِ وَقاحٍ لا يَرَى
فيin دَمِthe blood of الصَّبِّthe ardent lover عِقاباًa punishment يَتَّقيhe guards against
في دَمِ الصَّبِّ عِقاباً يَتَّقي
wanton in spirit, brazen, seeing no
punishment to fear for shedding the ardent lover's blood?
أوْدَعتْdeposited ألحاظُهُhis glances فيin كَبِديmy liver
أوْدَعتْ ألحاظُهُ في كَبِدي
ماwhat أطاقَتْهit could bear it وماand what لَمْnot تُطِقِit could bear
ما أطاقَتْه وما لَمْ تُطِقِ
His glances lodged within my liver
what it could bear, and what it could not.
سَلْسَلُsweet, smooth water الحُسْنِbeauty بِخدَّيْهِover his two cheeks جَرَىflowed
سَلْسَلُ الحُسْنِ بِخدَّيْهِ جَرَى
عَجَباًhow strange ساغَwent down smoothly ومِنْهُand from it شَرَقيmy choking
عَجَباً ساغَ ومِنْهُ شَرَقي
Beauty's sweet water flowed over his cheeks;
how strange: it went down smoothly, yet it makes me choke!
لِمُحيَّاهُfor his countenance المُحيّاgreeted with blessings رَوْنَقٌa radiance
لِمُحيَّاهُ المُحيّا رَوْنَقٌ
ياah لَقَلْبِيfor my heart ولِذاكَand for that الرَّوْنَقِradiance
يا لَقَلْبِي ولِذاكَ الرَّوْنَقِ
His blessed countenance has a radiance;
ah, my heart—and that radiance!
خَلعَbestowed الرَّوضُthe garden عَلَيْهِupon him مِطْرَفاًa bordered cloak
خَلعَ الرَّوضُ عَلَيْهِ مِطْرَفاً
مِنof بَديعِexquisite النَّورblossoms سَاريwafting العَبَقِfragrance
مِن بَديعِ النَّور سَاري العَبَقِ
The garden bestowed upon him a bordered cloak
of exquisite blossoms with wafting fragrance.
فارْتَدَتْso donned خدَّاهhis two cheeks بُردَيْthe two mantles of وَرْدهِits roses
فارْتَدَتْ خدَّاه بُردَيْ وَرْدهِ
واكْتَسىand clothed itself in الشَّارِبُthe mustache صِبْغَthe hue of الوَرَقِthe leaves
واكْتَسى الشَّارِبُ صِبْغَ الوَرَقِ
So his cheeks donned the two mantles of its roses,
and his mustache clothed itself in the leaves' hue,
واسْتَبىand took captive الثَّغرُthe mouth مُنَدَّىdew-moistened زَهْرِهits blossoms
واسْتَبى الثَّغرُ مُنَدَّى زَهْرِه
واحتَوتْand contained عَيناهُhis two eyes سِرَّthe secret of الزَّرَقِblueness
واحتَوتْ عَيناهُ سِرَّ الزَّرَقِ
and his mouth took captive its dew-moistened blossoms,
and his eyes held the secret of blue.
فَهوso he is رَيَّاsweet fragrance ورُواءٌand loveliness ورُؤىًand visions
فَهو رَيَّا ورُواءٌ ورُؤىً
لِصَدٍfor a thirsty person أوْor راءٍa beholder اَوor مُنْتَشِقِone inhaling fragrance
لِصَدٍ أوْ راءٍ اَو مُنْتَشِقِ
So he is sweet fragrance, loveliness, and visions
for a thirsty person, or a beholder, or one inhaling his scent.
Sol 6.1