ياO وَرْدتَيْtwo roses خَدَّيْهِhis two cheeks ماwhat لَكُمَاwith you two
يا وَرْدتَيْ خَدَّيْهِ ما لَكُمَا
تَتكَلأَّنّyou two seek protection بِراشِحِwith the seeping moisture of العَرَقِsweat
تَتكَلأَّنّ بِراشِحِ العَرَقِ
O two roses of his cheeks, what is the matter with you both,
O two roses of his cheeks, why are you
that you burden yourselves with trickling sweat?
seeking protection in the seeping sweat?
أوَلَيسَand is it not للوَرْدِfor the rose الجَنيِّfreshly picked غِنَىًfreedom from need
أوَلَيسَ للوَرْدِ الجَنيِّ غِنَىً
عَنْfrom مَائِهِits water بأريجِهِthrough its scent العَبِقِfragrant
عَنْ مَائِهِ بأريجِهِ العَبِقِ
Does not the freshly plucked rose have no need
And is not the freshly picked rose able to dispense
of its water, through its rich fragrance?
with its water, thanks to its fragrant scent?
إنif كُنتُمَاyou two are تَستشرُفَانِyou two look longingly إلىtoward
إن كُنتُمَا تَستشرُفَانِ إلى
مَاءٍwater يرشُّكُمَاsprinkles you two فمِنْthen from حَدَقِيmy pupils
مَاءٍ يرشُّكُمَا فمِنْ حَدَقِي
If you both are yearning for
If you two are looking longingly for
water to sprinkle you, then let it come from my eyes.
water to sprinkle you both, then let it come from my eyes.
