ياO عِنَبgrapes المعشوقthe beloved باللهِby God هلdid (question marker)
يا عِنَب المعشوق باللهِ هل
سقاكhe watered you حتىuntil طِبتَyou grew sweet منfrom رِيقِهِhis saliva
سقاك حتى طِبتَ من رِيقِهِ
O grapes of the beloved—by God, did he
O grapes of the beloved, by God, did
water you until you grew sweet from his saliva?
he water you with his saliva until you grew sweet?
أمor فيكin you ماwhat يُحمَدis praised مِنfrom ضَمّهembracing him
أم فيك ما يُحمَد مِن ضَمّه
ولَثْمِand kissing خَدّيهhis two cheeks وتعنيقهand clasping him round the neck
ولَثْمِ خَدّيه وتعنيقه
Or do you hold all that is cherished in embracing him—
Or is there in you what is prized in embracing him,
kissing his cheeks and clasping him close?
and kissing his cheeks and clasping him round the neck?
أمor أنتyou ذاكthat اللؤلؤُthe pearls المجتَنَىgathered
أم أنت ذاك اللؤلؤُ المجتَنَى
منfrom ثغرهhis mouth العذْبِsweet وتطويقهand his necklace
من ثغره العذْبِ وتطويقه
Or are you those pearls, plucked
Or are you those pearls gathered
from his sweet mouth and the necklace encircling him?
from his sweet mouth and his necklace?
أمor لَحَظَhe glanced at البستانَthe garden فيduring زورةa visit
أم لَحَظَ البستانَ في زورة
طابتgrew sweet بهاthrough it أثمارُfruits تورِيقهits foliage
طابت بها أثمارُ تورِيقه
Or did he glance at the garden during a visit,
Or did he glance at the garden on a visit
through which the fruits of its leafing grew sweet?
that made the fruits of its foliage sweet?
Sol 6.1