ولمَّاand when فاحwafted ليto me نَشْرٌa fragrance ذَكِيٌّsweet-scented
ولمَّا فاح لي نَشْرٌ ذَكِيٌّ
منfrom الخَوْخthe peaches المشَّبِهlikened بالخدودِto cheeks
من الخَوْخ المشَّبِه بالخدودِ
And when a sweet fragrance wafted to me
When the scent of blossoming peach reached me
from the peaches likened to cheeks,
Reminding me of her rosy cheeks
ذكرتُI recalled بهthrough it ثناياهاher front teeth ولكنbut
ذكرتُ به ثناياها ولكن
ثناياهاher front teeth لهاthey have فضلُthe excellence of المزيدa greater degree
ثناياها لها فضلُ المزيد
I recalled her front teeth through it, but
I remembered her dimples, but her dimples
her front teeth have a greater excellence.
Are so much more beautiful and divine
كأنّas though الأرضthe earth مِسْكٌmusk أوor عَبِيرperfume
كأنّ الأرض مِسْكٌ أو عَبِير
إذاwhen أومَتْshe inclined إليهاtoward it بالسجودin prostration
إذا أومَتْ إليها بالسجود
It is as though the earth were musk or perfume
As if the earth were musk or perfume
when she inclines toward it in prostration.
When she bows down to the ground in prayer
كأنas though لسانهاher tongue ألِفٌan alif ولامand a lam
كأن لسانها ألِفٌ ولام
فماso not يَقْوَىis capable علىof غيرanything other than الصدودrefusal
فما يَقْوَى على غير الصدود
It is as though her tongue were an alif and a lam,
As if her tongue were nothing but kindness
so it is capable of nothing but refusal.
Unable to utter anything but truth
فتاةa maiden لفظهاher speech نَيْلُattainment of الأمانيwishes
فتاة لفظها نَيْلُ الأماني
وبَرْدand the coolness of وصالهاunion with her دارُthe abode of الخُلودeternity
وبَرْد وصالها دارُ الخُلود
A maiden whose speech is the fulfillment of wishes,
A girl whose words fulfill all desires
and the coolness of union with her is the abode of eternity.
Whose affection is refreshing paradise
Sol 6.1