تاقتlonged لصورfor Tyre ركائبيmy riding camels وتقدمتand advanced
تاقت لصور ركائبي وتقدمت
لتزورto visit ماwhat فيهاis in it منof الجناتthe gardens
لتزور ما فيها من الجنات
My riding camels longed for Tyre and pressed onward,
My camels longed for the sight of her tents, so they marched ahead
To visit the gardens it contains.
To visit the gardens that lie within.
أماas for أناI فوحقso, by the sanctity of أعينthe eyes of عِينهاits wide-eyed maidens
أما أنا فوحق أعين عِينها
ماnot رمتI sought إلاexcept زورةa visit الوجناتthe cheeks
ما رمت إلا زورة الوجنات
As for me, by the sanctity of its wide-eyed maidens’ eyes,
But as for me - by the light in her eyes I swear -
I sought only a visit to their cheeks.
I had no wish but to glimpse her cheeks' bloom.
حتىuntil إذاwhen رتعتthey grazed بأكنافin the environs of الحمىthe protected pasture
حتى إذا رتعت بأكناف الحمى
ورتعتand I reveled بينamid سواعدthe arms of الغاداتthe tender maidens
ورتعت بين سواعد الغادات
Until, when they grazed in the environs of the protected pasture,
Until, grazing amid the sands of noonday heat
And I reveled amid the arms of the tender maidens,
And between the arms of wind-blown dunes,
أهدىgave as a gift الربيعspring لهاto them النباتthe vegetation وجادنيand was generous to me
أهدى الربيع لها النبات وجادني
ريقthe saliva of البناتthe maidens بأحسنin the loveliest الخلواتprivate encounters
ريق البنات بأحسن الخلوات
Spring gave them greenery, while generous to me was
Spring gifted vegetation while she granted me
The maidens’ saliva in the loveliest private encounters.
The saliva of maidens in secluded bows.
Sol 6.1