أَتَوْنيthey came to me بنوَّارwith blossoms يروقdelights نَضَارةًin freshness
أَتَوْني بنوَّار يروق نَضَارةً
كخدّlike the cheek of الذيthe one whom أهوىI love وطيبand the sweetness of تنفُّسِهْhis breath
كخدّ الذي أهوى وطيب تنفُّسِهْ
They brought me blossoms, enchanting in their freshness,
They brought me a bright lantern, radiant
like the cheek of the one I love and the sweetness of his breath.
Like the cheek of my beloved, and the sweetness of his breath.
وجاءواand they came بهwith it منfrom شاهقٍa lofty height متمنعinaccessible
وجاءوا به من شاهقٍ متمنع
تمنُّعَthe elusiveness of ذاكthat الظبيthe gazelle فيin ظلّthe shade of مكنِسِهْits covert
تمنُّعَ ذاك الظبي في ظلّ مكنِسِهْ
And they brought them from a lofty, inaccessible height,
They brought it from a lofty, aloof place—
as elusive as that gazelle in the shade of its covert.
The aloofness of that gazelle in the shade of its shelter.
رعىmay protect اللهGod منيin me عاشقاًa lover متقنعاًcontenting himself
رعى الله مني عاشقاً متقنعاً
بزهرwith blossoms حكىmirrored فيin الحسنbeauty خدَّthe cheek of مؤنِّسِهْhis comforting companion
بزهر حكى في الحسن خدَّ مؤنِّسِهْ
May God watch over the lover in me, content
May God protect a lover made bashful
with blossoms that in beauty mirrored his companion’s cheek.
By a flower whose beauty told of the charm of its companion.
وإنْand if هبَّblows خفّاقُfluttering النسيمthe breeze بنفحةwith a waft
وإنْ هبَّ خفّاقُ النسيم بنفحة
حكتْit echoed عَرْفَهُhis fragrance طيباًin sweetness قضىhe judged بتأنُّسِهْthat he had found solace
حكتْ عَرْفَهُ طيباً قضى بتأنُّسِهْ
And if the fluttering breeze blows with a waft
And if the fluttering breeze blew a waft
echoing his fragrance in sweetness, he deems himself consoled.
Its fragrance recounted a pleasing tale of well-being.
Sol 6.1