لمdid not أنسI forget مخطوبةwooed; sought after الأطرافthe fingertips فيin يدِهاher hand
لم أنس مخطوبة الأطراف في يدِها
كأسa cup لطرفِيfor my gaze وروحِيand my soul منهماfrom both of them قوتsustenance
كأس لطرفِي وروحِي منهما قوت
I have not forgotten her whose fingertips were sought after; in her hand
I have not forgotten my beloved's slender fingers
A cup—from both came sustenance for my gaze and soul.
Holding a cup feeding my lips and spirit
شبيهlike جمرٍembers علىupon ياقوتruby أنملهاher fingertips
شبيه جمرٍ على ياقوت أنملها
ثمَّthen انْطفىwent out الجمرthe embers والياقوتand the ruby ياقوتruby
ثمَّ انْطفى الجمر والياقوت ياقوت
Like embers upon the rubies of her fingertips;
Like embers on a ruby her fingers
Then the embers went out, while the rubies remained rubies.
Then the embers died out but the ruby remained ruby