ماnot تسرعhasten الألحاظglances تخطفsnatch وردهhis rose
ما تسرع الألحاظ تخطف ورده
منfrom خدهhis cheek الاعثرنexcept that they stumble بخالهِover his beauty mark
من خده الاعثرن بخالهِ
Glances never hasten to snatch his rose
How the glances hasten to pluck a rose
From his cheek without stumbling over his beauty mark.
From his cheek, made tender by his moles,
مذsince نقبوهthey veiled him وزرفنواand fitted with hasps أصداغهhis temple-locks
مذ نقبوه وزرفنوا أصداغه
ختمواthey sealed بغاليةwith ghāliyah perfume علىupon أقفالهhis locks
ختموا بغالية على أقفاله
Since they veiled him and fitted his temple-locks with hasps,
Since they wounded him and shed his tears,
They have sealed his locks with ghāliyah perfume.
They sealed it with musk upon his locks.