رأتْنيshe saw me وفيand in كفِّيَّmy palms وَرْدٌa rose أشُمُّهI smell it
رأتْني وفي كفِّيَّ وَرْدٌ أشُمُّه
وأرفعُهand I raise it حُبّاًout of love علىupon العينthe eye والخدّand the cheek
وأرفعُه حُبّاً على العين والخدّ
She saw me smelling a rose in my palms,
She saw me, a rose in my hand I was smelling
And lovingly raising it to my eye and cheek.
And lifting with love to eye and cheek.
فقالتthen she said تذكَّرremember وجنتِيmy cheek باحمرارهby its redness
فقالت تذكَّر وجنتِي باحمراره
فقلتthen I said ولِمْand why لاnot يُذكَرis remembered الوَرْدthe rose بالوَرْدby the rose
فقلت ولِمْ لا يُذكَر الوَرْد بالوَرْد
Then she said, “Let its redness remind you of my cheek.”
She said "It reminds me of my red rose garden."
I replied, “Why should one rose not bring another to mind?”
I replied "Why shouldn't a rose remind one of a rose?"
Sol 6.1