أَفديI would ransom بِروحيwith my soul شَفتَيthe two lips of شادِنٍa young gazelle
أَفدي بِروحي شَفتَي شادِنٍ
ذيpossessing مَبسِمٍa smiling mouth أَلْمَىdark-lipped وَحاليand sweet الرّضابْthe saliva
ذي مَبسِمٍ أَلْمَى وَحالي الرّضابْ
I would ransom with my soul the two lips of a young gazelle,
I would ransom with my soul the lips of Shadin
With a dark-lipped smile and sweet saliva.
With a smile that dazzles, and my state is confusion
هُماthe two of them هِلالانِtwo crescents لَدىduring فِرقَةٍseparation
هُما هِلالانِ لَدى فِرقَةٍ
هُماthe two of them هِلالٌone crescent إِذwhen يَكونُthere is اِقتِرابْa drawing near
هُما هِلالٌ إِذ يَكونُ اِقتِرابْ
They are two crescents when apart;
They are two crescents next to a separation
They are one crescent when they draw near.
They are a crescent when there is a coming together
يَشرَبُhe smokes تِبغاًtobacco لِيَرىso he may see فاصِلاًa divider
يَشرَبُ تِبغاً لِيَرى فاصِلاً
بَينَbetween الهِلالَينِthe two crescents رَقيقthin السّحابْthe clouds
بَينَ الهِلالَينِ رَقيق السّحابْ
He smokes tobacco to see a divider
He drinks tobacco to see a delicate cloud
Between the two crescents—a thin cloud.
Between the two crescents, subtle like a mirage
Sol 6.1