فَمَا أَنْسَهُ لاَ أَنْسَ مِنْهَا إِشَارَةً

فَمَا أَنْسَهُ لاَ أَنْسَ مِنْهَا إِشَارَةً

بِسَبَّابَةِ اليُمْنَى عَلَى خَاتَمِ الفَمِ

بِسَبَّابَةِ اليُمْنَى عَلَى خَاتَمِ الفَمِ

So whatever I forget, I shall not forget a gesture of hers—

Her gesture with her right forefinger on her lips' ruby seal -

With her right forefinger upon the ring of her mouth.

how unforgettable! No forgetfulness equals it.

وَأَعْلَنْتُ بِالشَّكْوَى إِلَيْهَا فَأَوْمَأَتْ

وَأَعْلَنْتُ بِالشَّكْوَى إِلَيْهَا فَأَوْمَأَتْ

حَذَارَاً مِنَ الوَاشِيْنَ أَنْ لاَ تَكَلَّمِ

حَذَارَاً مِنَ الوَاشِيْنَ أَنْ لاَ تَكَلَّمِ

And I voiced my complaint to her, so she gestured,

I complained to her and she signaled to me,

For fear of the tale-bearers: “Do not speak.”

wary of spies, that I should not speak.

فَلَمْ أَرَ شَكْلاً وَاقِعَاً فَوْقَ شَكْلِهِ

فَلَمْ أَرَ شَكْلاً وَاقِعَاً فَوْقَ شَكْلِهِ

كَعُنَّابَةٍ تُومِي بِهَا فَوْقَ عَنْدَمِ

كَعُنَّابَةٍ تُومِي بِهَا فَوْقَ عَنْدَمِ

And never have I seen a form resting above its like,

I have never seen a form fallen upon a form

Like a jujube berry she gestures with above crimson dye.

like a grape cluster leaning over a wine vat.