وغَزالٍand a gazelle فيin فيهhis mouth راحٌwine ودرُّand pearls
وغَزالٍ في فيه راحٌ ودرُّ
وعقيقٌand carnelian رطبٌmoist ومِسكٌand musk فتيقُreleasing its fragrance
وعقيقٌ رطبٌ ومِسكٌ فتيقُ
And a gazelle whose mouth holds wine and pearls,
With a gazelle whose mouth is moist and glistening
And moist carnelian and musk releasing its fragrance.
With fresh, fragrant myrrh and musk enticing
شَبَّهواthey likened دُرَّpearls ثَغرِهِhis mouth بالأَقَاحِيto daisies
شَبَّهوا دُرَّ ثَغرِهِ بالأَقَاحِي
لَيسَthere is not للأُقْحُوانِfor the daisy ذاكَthat البَريقُbrilliance
لَيسَ للأُقْحُوانِ ذاكَ البَريقُ
They likened the pearls of his mouth to daisies;
Its lips like flashing rubies, brightly glistening
The daisy has no such brilliance.
No carnelian can match their dazzling lighting
بيَin me سُكرٌdrunkenness منهُfrom him وسِحْرٌand enchantment فلاso not أُرstart of 'I am treated by incantations'
بيَ سُكرٌ منهُ وسِحْرٌ فلا أُر
قَىcompletion of 'I am treated by incantations' لهذاfor this ولستُand I do not منfrom ذاthat أُفيقُsober up
قَى لهذا ولستُ من ذا أُفيقُ
I am drunk on him and bewitched; I am not—
Drunk with its sweetness, its magic so delighting
treated with incantations for this, nor do I sober up from that.
I'm lost in its spell, from this I'm not awak'ning
Sol 6.1