ومُضْعَفُ الطَّرْفِ حيّاني بمُضْعَفَةٍ

ومُضْعَفُ الطَّرْفِ حيّاني بمُضْعَفَةٍ

كأنّما قُطِفَتْ من خدّ مُهْدِيها

كأنّما قُطِفَتْ من خدّ مُهْدِيها

And one with languid eyes greeted me with a double-petaled rose,

With eyes languid through passion's ecstasy

As though it had been plucked from its giver’s cheek.

As if culled from the cheek of her beloved

رَقَّت فَراقَت فَأَحْيَتْ قَلبَ ناشِقِها

رَقَّت فَراقَت فَأَحْيَتْ قَلبَ ناشِقِها

كَأَنَّ عَبْقَةَ فِيهِ أُفْرِغَتْ فيها

كَأَنَّ عَبْقَةَ فِيهِ أُفْرِغَتْ فيها

Delicate, it delighted and revived the heart of whoever breathed its scent,

So fragile, transparent, giving life to the heart of her admirer

As though the fragrance of his mouth had been poured into it.

As though perfume itself were poured into her