كَالْغُصْنِlike a branch فِيin رَوْضَةٍa garden تَمِيْسُshe sways gracefully
كَالْغُصْنِ فِي رَوْضَةٍ تَمِيْسُ
تَصْبُوyearn إِلَىfor حُسْنِهاher beauty النُّفُوسُthe souls
تَصْبُو إِلَى حُسْنِها النُّفُوسُ
Like a bough in a garden, she sways;
Like a branch in a garden, she sways.
souls yearn for her beauty.
Souls yearn for her beauty.
مَاnever شَهِدَتْshe attended والنِّسَاءُand the women عُرْسَاًa wedding
مَا شَهِدَتْ والنِّسَاءُ عُرْسَاً
فَشُكَّand it was doubted فِيthat أَنَّهَاshe is العَرُوسُthe bride
فَشُكَّ فِي أَنَّهَا العَرُوسُ
Whenever she joins the women at a wedding,
Never has she attended a wedding among women
all are left wondering whether she is the bride.
where anyone doubted that she was the bride.
تَبْسِمُshe smiles عَنْrevealing وَاضِحٍa gleaming mouth بَرُودٍcool
تَبْسِمُ عَنْ وَاضِحٍ بَرُودٍ
تَعْبَقُgrow fragrant مِنْfrom طِيْبِهِits fragrance الكُؤُوسُthe cups
تَعْبَقُ مِنْ طِيْبِهِ الكُؤُوسُ
She smiles, revealing a gleaming, cool mouth;
She smiles, revealing a gleaming, cool mouth;
the cups grow fragrant with its perfume.
the cups grow fragrant from its perfume.
يُجْمَعُare gathered فِيْهِin it لِمُجْتَنِيْهِfor whoever plucks it
يُجْمَعُ فِيْهِ لِمُجْتَنِيْهِ
دُرٌّpearls وَمِسْكٌand musk وَخَنْدَرِيْسُand aged wine
دُرٌّ وَمِسْكٌ وَخَنْدَرِيْسُ
Within it are gathered, for whoever plucks it,
In it are gathered, for whoever plucks it,
pearls, musk, and ancient wine.
pearls, musk, and aged wine.
Sol 6.1