شادِنٌa young gazelle وَجهُهُhis face مِنَthan البَدرِthe full moon أَوضاmore radiant
شادِنٌ وَجهُهُ مِنَ البَدرِ أَوضا
بَعضُهُone part of him فيin الجَمالِbeauty يَعشِقُpassionately loves بَعضاanother part
بَعضُهُ في الجَمالِ يَعشِقُ بَعضا
A young gazelle, his face more radiant than the full moon;
one part of him, in beauty, is enamored of another.
بِأَبيmy father be his ransom مَنthe one who يُزَرفِنُcurls into rings الصُدغَthe sidelock بِالعَنwith ambergris (first part)
بِأَبي مَن يُزَرفِنُ الصُدغَ بِالعَن
بَرِambergris (completion) فيon خَدِّهِhis cheek المُوَرَّدِrose-flushed عَرضاcrosswise
بَرِ في خَدِّهِ المُوَرَّدِ عَرضا
My father be his ransom—he who curls his sidelock with ambergris
across his rose-flushed cheek.
أَينَwhere لِلوَردِfor roses مِثلُthe like of وَردٍa rose بَخَدَّيupon the two cheeks of
أَينَ لِلوَردِ مِثلُ وَردٍ بَخَدَّي
كَyou (possessive) إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle قَطَفتَهُyou pluck it صارَit becomes غَضّاfresh and tender
كَ إِذا ما قَطَفتَهُ صارَ غَضّا
What rose can match the rose upon those cheeks
of yours, which grows fresh and tender whenever you pluck it?
لَيسَdoes not يُعطيكَgive you ذاكَthat one مِنهُof itself سِوىanything but الشَthe smelling (first part)
لَيسَ يُعطيكَ ذاكَ مِنهُ سِوى الشَ
مِّsmelling (completion) وَهَذاand this one يُعطيكَgives you شَمّاًa sniff وَعَضّاand a bite
مِّ وَهَذا يُعطيكَ شَمّاً وَعَضّا
That one offers you nothing but a sniff;
this one offers you both a sniff and a bite.
Sol 6.1