سَلَّمَhe greeted إِذwhen مَرَّhe passed بِنَاby us شَادِنٌa young gazelle
سَلَّمَ إِذ مَرَّ بِنَا شَادِنٌ
يَاoh لَيتَهُif only he مِنfrom لَحظِهِhis glance سَلَّمَاhe had kept us safe
يَا لَيتَهُ مِن لَحظِهِ سَلَّمَا
A young gazelle greeted us as he passed by.
When he passed by us, Shadin
Oh, if only he had kept us safe from his glance!
Greeted, would that his eyes then had greeted
وَقَبَّلَand he kissed الإِصبعَthe finger مِنout of تِيهِهِhis conceit
وَقَبَّلَ الإِصبعَ مِن تِيهِهِ
كَأَنَّهُas though he يَستُرُhides عَنَّاfrom us الفَمَاthe mouth
كَأَنَّهُ يَستُرُ عَنَّا الفَمَا
And in his conceit he kissed his finger,
And kissed his finger instead of his lips
As though he were hiding his mouth from us.
As if to hide them from our sight completely
Sol 6.1