ماwhat الغزالthe gazelle الأنيسthe gentle one
ما الغزال الأنيس
إنif تبدتshe appeared أليسis it not?
إن تبدت أليس
What a gentle gazelle!
If she appears, is she not?
أسكرتناshe intoxicated us بلطفwith grace
أسكرتنا بلطف
دونهlesser than it الخندريسaged wine
دونه الخندريس
She intoxicated us with her grace;
Even aged wine falls short of it.
بلبلa nightingale ماwhenever تغنتshe sang
بلبل ما تغنت
تشتهيهاlong for her النفوسthe souls
تشتهيها النفوس
A nightingale, whenever she sang;
Souls long for her.
خالهاone took her for غصنa branch بانof the bān tree
خالها غصن بان
منwhoever رآهاsaw her نميسwe sway
من رآها نميس
One would take her for a slender bān branch.
Whoever sees her—we sway.
كلeverything ماthat قدindeed حوتهshe possessed
كل ما قد حوته
فهوthen it is شيءa thing نفيسprecious
فهو شيء نفيس
Everything she possesses
Is something precious.
Sol 6