وَظَبيٍand a gazelle مِنَamong الإِنسِhumankind أَنفاسُهُhis breaths
وَظَبيٍ مِنَ الإِنسِ أَنفاسُهُ
عَبيرُperfume ثَناياهُhis front teeth أَدراجُهُits caskets
عَبيرُ ثَناياهُ أَدراجُهُ
And a gazelle among humankind, whose breaths
A gazelle whose breath is from humankind
are perfume; his front teeth are its caskets.
The fragrance of his folds his processions
تَبوحُreveals القِلادَةَthe necklace مِنof سِرِّهِhis secret
تَبوحُ القِلادَةَ مِن سِرِّهِ
بِماof what لاnot يَبوحُreveals بِهِof it تاجُهُhis crown
بِما لا يَبوحُ بِهِ تاجُهُ
The necklace reveals something of his secret
The necklace whispers from his secret
that his crown does not reveal.
What his crown does not whisper with
إِذاwhen الطَرفُthe gaze عاجَturns عَلىtoward خَدِّهِhis cheek
إِذا الطَرفُ عاجَ عَلى خَدِّهِ
تَنَزَّهَstrolls for pleasure فيماin what حَوىholds عاجُهُhis ivory
تَنَزَّهَ فيما حَوى عاجُهُ
When the gaze turns toward his cheek,
When the glance became restless on his cheek
it strolls amid what his ivory holds.
It showed holiness in what its ivory encased
Sol 6.1