تُفاحَةٌan apple شامِيَّةٌSyrian
تُفاحَةٌ شامِيَّةٌ
مِنfrom كَفِّthe palm of ظَبيٍa gazelle غَزِلِamorous
مِن كَفِّ ظَبيٍ غَزِلِ
A Syrian apple,
A Syrian apple
From the palm of an amorous gazelle.
From the palm of a charming youth
ماnot خُلِقَتit was created مُذsince خُلِقَتit was created
ما خُلِقَت مُذ خُلِقَت
تِلكَthat one لِغَيرِfor anything other than القُبَلِkisses
تِلكَ لِغَيرِ القُبَلِ
From the moment it was created,
Never since creation began
That apple was made for nothing but kisses.
Was it created but for kisses
كَأَنَّماas though حُمرَتُهاits redness
كَأَنَّما حُمرَتُها
حُمرَةُthe redness of خَدٍّa cheek خَجِلِbashful
حُمرَةُ خَدٍّ خَجِلِ
As though its redness
As if its redness
Were the blush of a bashful cheek.
Were the redness of a shy cheek
Sol 6.1