وردُthe rose of الخدودthe cheeks أرقُّmore delicate مِنْthan
وردُ الخدود أرقُّ مِنْ
وَرْدِthe rose of الرِّياضthe gardens وأَنعَمُand softer
وَرْدِ الرِّياض وأَنعَمُ
The rose of cheeks is more delicate than
The blush of the cheeks is more gentle than
the rose of gardens, and softer.
The roses of gardens and more sublime
هذاthis one تَنَشَّقُهbreathe it in الأُنوthe noses (first part)
هذا تَنَشَّقُه الأُنو
فُcompletion of 'noses' وذاand that one يُقبِّلُهthe mouth kisses it الفَمُthe mouth
فُ وذا يُقبِّلُه الفَمُ
This one is breathed in by noses,
One is split by kisses while the other
and that one is kissed by the mouth.
Is embraced by the mouth at the time
وإذاand if عَدَلْتyou judge fairly فأفضلُthen the better of الthe
وإذا عَدَلْت فأفضلُ ال
وَرْدَينtwo roses وردٌa rose يُلثَمis kissed
وَرْدَين وردٌ يُلثَم
And if you judge fairly, the better of the
And if you were to choose between the two
two roses is the rose that is kissed.
The best rose is one that kisses the limb
لاno وردَrose إلاّexcept ماthat which تَوَلْundertook (first part)
لا وردَ إلاّ ما تَوَلْ
لَىcompletion of 'undertook' صَبْغdyeing حُمرتهِits redness الدّمُthe blood
لَى صَبْغ حُمرتهِ الدّمُ
There is no rose but one
No rose but the one that borrows
whose redness blood has undertaken to dye.
Its crimson dye from blood's dyeing stream
هذاthis one يُشَمُّis smelled ولاand not يُضَمْis embraced (first part)
هذا يُشَمُّ ولا يُضَمْ
مُcompletion of 'is embraced' وذاand that one يُضَمّis embraced وَيشمَمُand is smelled
مُ وذا يُضَمّ وَيشمَمُ
This one is smelled but not embraced,
One is smelled but not gathered
and that one is embraced and smelled.
The other gathered and inhaled as a gem
سبحانglory be منto the One who خلقcreated الخُدوthe cheeks (first part)
سبحان من خلق الخُدو
دَcompletion of 'cheeks' شَقائقاًanemones تُتنسّمُare breathed in
دَ شَقائقاً تُتنسّمُ
Glory to Him who created cheeks
Glory to Him who created cheeks
as anemones whose scent is breathed in,
As daisies that one gently breathes in
وأعارَهاand lent them الأَصداغُthe temple-locks فهso they (first part)
وأعارَها الأَصداغُ فه
يَcompletion of 'they' بهاwith them شقيقٌanemones مُعلَمmarked
يَ بها شقيقٌ مُعلَم
and lent them temple-locks, so
And lent them cheeks so that with it
with these they are marked anemones.
A mark, a beauty spot, is made manifest
واستنطِقand question الأجفانَthe eyelids فهfor they (first part)
واستنطِق الأجفانَ فه
يَcompletion of 'they' بلحظِهاthrough their glances تتكلّمspeak
يَ بلحظِها تتكلّم
And question the eyelids, for
And gave life to eyelids so with a glance
they speak through their glances,
They speak without making a sound
وتُبِينand reveal للمحبوبto the beloved عنabout
وتُبِين للمحبوب عن
سِرِّthe secret of المُحبّthe lover فَيفهمُso he understands
سِرِّ المُحبّ فَيفهمُ
and reveal to the beloved
And show the beloved the secret
the lover's secret, so he understands.
Of the lover so he understands
وتشيرand signal إنْif رأتthey see الرَّقيthe watcher (first part)
وتشير إنْ رأت الرَّقي
بَcompletion of 'watcher' بلَحْظهاwith their glances فتُسلِّمso they offer greetings
بَ بلَحْظها فتُسلِّم
And they signal, if they see the watcher,
And hint if they see remoteness
with their glances, and so offer greetings.
With a glance, so greetings are sent
وأعارَهاand lent them مَرَضاًa sickness تَصِحْgrow healthy (first part)
وأعارَها مَرَضاً تَصِحْ
حcompletion of 'grow healthy' بهthrough it القلُوبُthe hearts وتُسقَمُand are made ill
ح به القلُوبُ وتُسقَمُ
And He lent them a sickness through which
And lent them an illness with which
hearts grow healthy and are made ill.
Hearts are healed or made sick
فِتَنُthe enchantments of العيونthe eyes أَجلُّmore momentous مِنْthan
فِتَنُ العيون أَجلُّ مِنْ
فتنthe enchantments of الخدودthe cheeks وأَعظَمُand greater
فتن الخدود وأَعظَمُ
The enchantments of eyes are more momentous than
Eyes' temptations are greater than
those of cheeks, and greater.
Cheeks' temptations and supreme
Sol 6.1