قمرٌa moon أَعارlent الصُّبْحَthe dawn حُسنَthe beauty of تَبَسُّمِsmiling
قمرٌ أَعار الصُّبْحَ حُسنَ تَبَسُّمِ
وأَعارand lent منهfrom him الغصنَthe bough لِينَthe suppleness of تَأَوُّدِswaying
وأَعار منه الغصنَ لِينَ تَأَوُّدِ
A moon lent the dawn the beauty of his smile,
And lent the bough the suppleness of his swaying.
واخْضَرَّand grew green شارِبُهhis mustache فبانso appeared لغُلَّتيto my thirst
واخْضَرَّ شارِبُه فبان لغُلَّتي
منهfrom him اخضِرارُthe greenness of الرَّوْضthe meadow حَوْلَaround المَوْرِدthe watering place
منه اخضِرارُ الرَّوْض حَوْلَ المَوْرِد
And his mustache grew green, so to my thirst appeared
In him the meadow’s greenness around the watering place.
ومتىand when يُباحُis permitted لعاشقيهto his lovers مُقَبَّلٌa mouth to kiss
ومتى يُباحُ لعاشقيه مُقَبَّلٌ
كالدُّرِّlike pearls فيin الياقوتruby تَحْتَbeneath زَبَرَجْدَperidot
كالدُّرِّ في الياقوت تَحْتَ زَبَرَجْدَ
And when may his lovers kiss a mouth
Like pearls in ruby beneath peridot?
Sol 6.1