بِالرّوحِwith the soul خدّاهُhis two cheeks ثمَّthen الأنفُthe nose بَينَهُماbetween the two of them
بِالرّوحِ خدّاهُ ثمَّ الأنفُ بَينَهُما
تَشابَهاthey resembled each other وَهُماand they both بَدرانِtwo full moons قَدindeed طَلَعاhad risen
تَشابَها وَهُما بَدرانِ قَد طَلَعا
My soul for his cheeks, and then the nose between them.
With spirit he caressed his cheek, then the nose between them
They resembled each other—two full moons that had risen.
They resembled one another, like two full moons that have risen
تَعاشَقاthey loved each other عِشقَthe passion of ذيone possessed of وَجدٍardent longing حَليفa companion of جَوىlove’s anguish
تَعاشَقا عِشقَ ذي وَجدٍ حَليف جَوى
قَدindeed زادَهُincreased for him الوَجدُardent longing فيمَنfor the one whom حبّهُhe loved him ولعاinfatuation
قَد زادَهُ الوَجدُ فيمَن حبّهُ ولعا
They loved each other with the passion of one full of longing, bound to love’s anguish.
They fell in love, a burning love like glowing embers
Whose longing had increased his infatuation with the one he loved.
Which increased his passion for the one whose love consumed him
وَمِنand out of عَفافِهِماtheir chastity لمّاwhen أَنِthat اِجتَمَعاthey came together
وَمِن عَفافِهِما لمّا أَنِ اِجتَمَعا
ياO صاحِfriend بَينَهماbetween the two of them لِلسّيفِfor the sword قَدindeed وضعاthey placed
يا صاحِ بَينَهما لِلسّيفِ قَد وضعا
And out of their chastity, when they came together,
And from their chastity, when they came together
O friend, they set the nose between them to serve as a sword.
Oh companion between them, a sword has been placed
Sol 6.1