إِنَّماonly هاجَstirred لِقَلبيfor my heart
إِنَّما هاجَ لِقَلبي
شَجوَهُits sorrow بَعدَafter المَشيبِthe graying of hair
شَجوَهُ بَعدَ المَشيبِ
Only this stirred within my heart
Its sorrow after my hair had grayed:
نَظرَةٌa glance قَدalready وَقَرَتlodged firmly فيin القَلبِthe heart
نَظرَةٌ قَد وَقَرَت في القَلبِ
مِنfrom أُمِّUmm (mother of) حَبيبِHabib
مِن أُمِّ حَبيبِ
A glance that had lodged in the heart
From Umm Habib.
فَإِذاand when ماemphatic particle ذُقتَyou taste فاهاher mouth
فَإِذا ما ذُقتَ فاها
ذُقتyou taste عَذباًsomething sweet ذاpossessing غُروبِsharp tooth-edges
ذُقت عَذباً ذا غُروبِ
And whenever you taste her mouth,
You taste a sweet mouth with fine-edged teeth,
خالَطَmingled الراحَthe wine بِمِسكٍwith musk
خالَطَ الراحَ بِمِسكٍ
خالِصٍpure غَيرِnot مَشوبِadulterated
خالِصٍ غَيرِ مَشوبِ
Blending wine with musk,
Pure and unadulterated.
Sol 6.1