مَاwhat تُغَطِّيcover قَرَاطِقٌtunics وَمُرُوطُand mantles
مَا تُغَطِّي قَرَاطِقٌ وَمُرُوطُ
مَاwhat تُحَلَّىis adorned مَخَانِقٌchokers وَسُمُوطُand necklaces
مَا تُحَلَّى مَخَانِقٌ وَسُمُوطُ
What tunics and mantles cover,
No kerchiefs or turbans conceal,
What is adorned with chokers and necklaces,
No jeweled necklaces adorn,
غَادَةٌa graceful maiden طَفْلَةٌdelicate مُذَكَّرَةٌboyish لِلْfor the
غَادَةٌ طَفْلَةٌ مُذَكَّرَةٌ لِلْ
عَيْنِeye فِيْهَاin her مَآرِبٌdesires وَشُرُوطُand requirements
عَيْنِ فِيْهَا مَآرِبٌ وَشُرُوطُ
Is a delicate, boyish maiden; for the
A lad, though a lass she seems, tempting eyes -
Eye, in her lie desires and demands.
In her are coquetries and curls galore.
لاnot تَنَالُobtain الأَكُفُّthe hands مِنْهَاfrom her وَلَكَنْbut
لا تَنَالُ الأَكُفُّ مِنْهَا وَلَكَنْ
كُلُّevery عَيْنٍeye تَزْنِيfornicates بِهَاwith her وَتَلُوطُand commits sodomy
كُلُّ عَيْنٍ تَزْنِي بِهَا وَتَلُوطُ
Hands can gain nothing from her, yet
No palms can caress her, but eyes,
Every eye fornicates with her and commits sodomy.
Oh, how they flirt with and adore!
وَلَهَاand she has فِيon صَحِيْفَةِthe page الخَدِّof the cheek مِنْهَاof her
وَلَهَا فِي صَحِيْفَةِ الخَدِّ مِنْهَا
نُونُthe letter nūn صُدْغِa temple-lock بِشَامَةٍwith a beauty mark مَنْقُوطُdotted
نُونُ صُدْغِ بِشَامَةٍ مَنْقُوطُ
And on the page of her cheek she has
On the parchment of her cheek is a mole -
A temple-lock’s nūn, dotted with a beauty mark.
A beauteous beauty spot there placed.
Sol 6.1