تدرَّجmoved gently داريُّperfumer النسيمthe breeze علىover الرنْدthe laurel
تدرَّج داريُّ النسيم على الرنْد
وجاءand came بأنفاسِwith the breaths of الرياحينthe fragrant plants والورْدِand the roses
وجاء بأنفاسِ الرياحين والورْدِ
The Dārī breeze stole gently over the myrtle,
The breeze, a perfumer, moved gently over the laurel,
and came with the breath of fragrant blooms and roses.
And came with the breaths of fragrant plants and roses.
فحمّلْتُهso I entrusted it with منيfrom me هديةَa gift مفْعَمٍone filled to the brim
فحمّلْتُه مني هديةَ مفْعَمٍ
منwith الشوقlonging مطويfolded الضلوعthe ribs علىaround الوجدlove's anguish
من الشوق مطوي الضلوع على الوجد
So I made it bear a gift from me, brimming
So I entrusted it with a gift from me, one brimming
with longing—my ribs folded close over passion.
With longing, his ribs folded around love's anguish.