طارحتهاI shared with her وجديmy longing فأطلعand brought forth ليfor me لحياbashfulness (probable intended reading)
طارحتها وجدي فأطلع لي لحيا
فيupon خدّهاher cheek وَرداًroses يفوحwafting عَبِيراfragrance
في خدّها وَرداً يفوح عَبِيرا
I shared my longing with her, and bashfulness brought forth for me
Upon her cheek, roses wafting fragrance.
لولاهُwere it not for it ماnot ارتفعتrose up لوردٍfor a rose شوكةٌa thorn
لولاهُ ما ارتفعت لوردٍ شوكةٌ
وغَدَتand became لهُfor it هامُheads الحسانthe beauties سريراa couch
وغَدَت لهُ هامُ الحسان سريرا
Without it, no thorn would rise upon a rose,
And beauties’ heads would become its couch.
واباحنيand granted me حبّيmy love جناهُits fruit بنظرةٍthrough a glance
واباحني حبّي جناهُ بنظرةٍ
أوحَتconveyed discreetly اليَّto me معamid السكوتsilence ضميراan inner thought
أوحَت اليَّ مع السكوت ضميرا
And my love granted me its fruit through a glance
That conveyed an inner thought to me amid silence.
اتقولwould she say ليto me انيindeed I احبُّكَlove you جهرةًopenly
اتقول لي اني احبُّكَ جهرةً
وبوجههاwhile upon her face خَفَرٌbashfulness اقامstood خفيراas a sentry
وبوجهها خَفَرٌ اقام خفيرا
Would she tell me openly, “I love you,”
While bashfulness stands sentry upon her face?
Sol 6.1