وَمُعَذَّرينَand youths with budding cheek-down كَأَنas though نَبَتthe growth خُدودِهِمof their cheeks
وَمُعَذَّرينَ كَأَن نَبَت خُدودِهِم
أَقلامُpens مِسكٍof musk تَستَمِدُّdraw ink خَلوقاsaffron perfume
أَقلامُ مِسكٍ تَستَمِدُّ خَلوقا
And youths with budding cheek-down, the growth on their cheeks like
With apologies their cheeks sprout
Pens of musk drawing saffron perfume as ink.
Like pens of musk seeking elegance.
قَرَنواthey paired البَنَفسَجَviolets بِالشَقيقِwith anemones وَنَظَّمواand strung
قَرَنوا البَنَفسَجَ بِالشَقيقِ وَنَظَّموا
تَحتَbeneath الزَبَرجَدِchrysolite لُؤلُؤاًpearls وَعَقيقاand carnelian
تَحتَ الزَبَرجَدِ لُؤلُؤاً وَعَقيقا
They paired violets with anemones and strung
They paired violet with anemone and strung
Beneath chrysolite, pearls and carnelian.
Under turquoise pearl and carnelian
فَهُمِfor they are الَّذينَthose who إِذاwhen الخَلِيُّone free of love رَآهُمsees them
فَهُمِ الَّذينَ إِذا الخَلِيُّ رَآهُم
وَجَدَfinds الهَوىlove بِهِمُthrough them إِلَيهِto him طَريقاa path
وَجَدَ الهَوى بِهِمُ إِلَيهِ طَريقا
For such are they that, when one free of love beholds them,
So they are those when the bosom friend saw them
Love finds through them a path to him.
Passion found through them its way to him.
Sol 6.1