أماlo وبياضby the whiteness of مبسمكyour smiling mouth النقيّpure
أما وبياض مبسمك النقيّ
وسمرةand by the brownness of مسكةa touch of musk اللعسthe lips’ dark tint الشهيّdelectable
وسمرة مسكة اللعس الشهيّ
Lo, by the whiteness of your pure smiling mouth,
With your pure radiant smile,
and the brown, musky darkness of your delectable lips,
And the dark musk of your soft cheek,
ورمانand by pomegranates منof الكافورcamphor يعلوrise above
ورمان من الكافور يعلو
عليهupon it طوابعseals الندّnadd perfume النديّmoist
عليه طوابع الندّ النديّ
and pomegranates of camphor, above which rise
And pomegranate red lips,
seals of moist nadd perfume,
Adorned with traces of gentle bite,
وقدّand by a figure كالقضيبlike a slender branch إذاwhen تثنىit swayed
وقدّ كالقضيب إذا تثنى
خشيتI feared عليهfor it منfrom ثقلthe weight of الحليّjewelry
خشيت عليه من ثقل الحليّ
and a figure like a slender branch—when it swayed,
Straight as a rod, yet bent with passion,
I feared for it beneath the weight of jewelry.
I fear their weight of jewelry.
تغازلنيshe flirts with me وتزويand draws together حاجبيهاher two eyebrows
تغازلني وتزوي حاجبيها
كماjust as انبرتdarted forth السهامthe arrows عنfrom القسيّthe bows
كما انبرت السهام عن القسيّ
She flirts with me and draws her eyebrows together,
You flirt, raising your eyebrows,
as arrows dart from bows.
Like arrows released from a bow,
ويخترقand pierces الصفوفَthe ranks بروقُlightning flashes فيهاher mouth
ويخترق الصفوفَ بروقُ فيها
وهلand can يخفىbe hidden شذاthe scent of المسكmusk الذكيّstrongly fragrant
وهل يخفى شذا المسك الذكيّ
And the lightning flashes of her mouth pierce the ranks—
Lightning pierces through ranks,
and can the scent of heady musk be hidden?
Can the scent of fine musk be hidden?