لَمnot (past negation) أَنسَI forget ماas long as عِشتُI live حَمّاماًa bathhouse دَخَلتُI entered بِهِin it
لَم أَنسَ ما عِشتُ حَمّاماً دَخَلتُ بِهِ
ماemphatic particle بَينَamong كُلِّevery رَخيمِgentle الدَلِّcoquettish charm فَتّانِbeguiling
ما بَينَ كُلِّ رَخيمِ الدَلِّ فَتّانِ
As long as I live, I shall not forget a bathhouse I entered,
Among all those softly coquettish and beguiling,
فيin جَنَّةٍa paradise مِنfrom طِباعٍelements أَربَعٍfour جُمِعَتwere combined
في جَنَّةٍ مِن طِباعٍ أَربَعٍ جُمِعَت
أَرضٍearth وَماءٍand water وَأَهواءٍand airs وَنيرانِand fires
أَرضٍ وَماءٍ وَأَهواءٍ وَنيرانِ
In a paradise compounded of four elements:
Earth and water, air and fire.
فَنِلتُso I gained مِنfrom حَرِّهاits heat بَرداًcoolness عَلىupon كَبِديmy liver
فَنِلتُ مِن حَرِّها بَرداً عَلى كَبِدي
وَفُزتُand I won مِنfrom مالِكٍa keeper (Malik) مِنهاfrom it بِرُضوانِwith favor (Ridwan)
وَفُزتُ مِن مالِكٍ مِنها بِرُضوانِ
So from its heat I gained coolness upon my liver,
And from its keeper (Malik), I won favor (Ridwan).
فَاِعجَبso marvel لَهاat it جَنَّةًa paradise فيهاwithin it جَحيمُan inferno لَظىًflame
فَاِعجَب لَها جَنَّةً فيها جَحيمُ لَظىً
تُذكىis stoked وَلَمyet has not تَخلُbeen devoid عَنof حورٍhouris وَوِلدانِand youths
تُذكى وَلَم تَخلُ عَن حورٍ وَوِلدانِ
So marvel at it: a paradise where an inferno of flame
Is stoked, yet it is not without houris and youths.
Sol 6.1