ياO ضاحكاًlaughing one يستهلopens مضحكهhis smiling mouth
يا ضاحكاً يستهل مضحكه
عنto reveal بردhailstones واضحٍgleaming وعنand to reveal شنبcool sweetness of the teeth
عن برد واضحٍ وعن شنب
O laughing one, whose smiling mouth opens
O you who laugh as your jest begins
to reveal gleaming hailstones and cool sweetness.
Of obvious cold and downy beard
أعطيتنيyou gave me قبلةًa kiss رشفتI sipped بهاwith it الthe
أعطيتني قبلةً رشفت بها ال
شهدhoney مشوباًmingled بعبرةwith a tear العنبthe grape
شهد مشوباً بعبرة العنب
You gave me a kiss with which I sipped the
You gave me a kiss with which I sipped
honey mingled with a tear of the grape.
Mead unmixed with grape's tears
كأننيas though I إذwhen لثمتُI kissed فاكyour mouth بهاwith it
كأنني إذ لثمتُ فاك بها
لثمتI kissed تفاحةًan apple منof الذهبgold
لثمت تفاحةً من الذهب
It was as though, when I kissed your mouth with it,
As if when I kissed your mouth with it
I kissed an apple of gold.
I'd kissed an apple made of gold
Sol 6.1