هذيthese نهودكyour breasts أمor رمانpomegranates بستانِof a garden
هذي نهودك أم رمان بستانِ
وذاand this قوامكyour figure أمor غصنٌa branch منfrom البانِthe bān tree (moringa)
وذا قوامك أم غصنٌ من البانِ
Are these your breasts, or a garden’s pomegranates?
Are those your breasts or a pomegranate orchard?
And is this your figure, or a branch of the bān tree?
Is that your waist or a supple bough?
ياO أملحloveliest الغيدgraceful maidens ماnot احمرتturned red معتقةٌaged wine
يا أملح الغيد ما احمرت معتقةٌ
إلّاexcept وقدand already خجلتit blushed in shame منbefore خدكyour cheek القانيdeep crimson
إلّا وقد خجلت من خدك القاني
O loveliest of graceful maidens, no aged wine has reddened
O fairest of the graceful gazelles, no earring has blushed red
Without having blushed in shame before your crimson cheek.
Except out of shyness before your soft cheek.
للَهfor God (expressing admiration) عينan eye غزالa gazelle منamong عيونكyour eyes ماnever
للَه عين غزال من عيونك ما
والتit befriended محبّاًa lover ولاnor عنَّتit imposed hardship علىupon عانيa captive
والت محبّاً ولا عنَّت على عاني
How wondrous that gazelle’s eye of yours! Never
By God, a fawn's eyes are naught before your eyes,
Has it befriended a lover or brought hardship upon a captive.
That have left me lovesick and sleepless in agony.
أودعتهاI entrusted it with وسنيmy drowsiness واخترتهاand I chose it سكنيmy abode
أودعتها وسني واخترتها سكني
وهيand it الغنيةhaving no need عنof نوميmy sleep وجسمانيand my body
وهي الغنية عن نومي وجسماني
I entrusted it with my drowsiness and chose it as my abode,
I have entrusted you my years and chosen you as my abode,
And it has no need of my sleep or my body.
While you are free of my sleep and my body.
ناديcall out بمنto the one whom قتلتyou slew يحياhe will live فطيبfor the sweetness شذاof the fragrance
نادي بمن قتلت يحيا فطيب شذا
لهاةof the uvula ثغركof your mouth يحييrevives الميِّتَthe dead الفانيthe perished
لهاة ثغرك يحيي الميِّتَ الفاني
Call to the one you slew, and he will live; for the sweet fragrance
Call out to the one you have slain to live, so sweet is
Of your mouth’s uvula revives the dead and gone.
The fragrance of your lips that revives the ephemeral dead.
هذيthis مزيةspecial gift عيسىof Jesus فيكin you قدindeed ظهرتhas appeared
هذي مزية عيسى فيك قد ظهرت
ياO بنتdaughter أيوبof Ayyub تأكيداًas confirmation لإيمانيof my faith
يا بنت أيوب تأكيداً لإيماني
This special gift of Jesus has indeed appeared in you,
This is the miracle of Jesus manifest in you,
O daughter of Ayyub, to confirm my faith.
O daughter of Job, confirming my faith.
Sol 6.1