سلامa greeting الذmore delightful منthan السلسبيلSalsabil
سلام الذ من السلسبيل
والطفand more delicate منthan رمقةa glance للشهودfor beholding
والطف من رمقة للشهود
A greeting more delightful than Salsabil,
Greetings sweeter than dew from the cascade,
And more delicate than a glance cast to behold,
And kindness softer than the glance of witnesses,
واعذبand sweeter منthan هبwafting نشرfragrance الصباthe east wind
واعذب من هب نشر الصبا
واحلاand sweeter منthan الوصلunion بعدafter الصدودrejection
واحلا من الوصل بعد الصدود
And sweeter than the wafting fragrance of the east wind,
And more refreshing than the breeze of youth spreading,
And sweeter than union after rejection,
And sweeter than reunion after estrangement,
كعودlike the return الشبابof youth ورشفand sipping الرضابsaliva
كعود الشباب ورشف الرضاب
وشمand smelling النحورthe necks ولثمand kissing الخدودthe cheeks
وشم النحور ولثم الخدود
Like youth's return and sipping saliva,
Like the vigor of youth and gentleness of meadows,
And inhaling the scent of necks and kissing cheeks,
And perfume of flowers and kiss of cheeks,
وهصرand clasping الخصورthe waists ولمسand touching العيونthe eyes
وهصر الخصور ولمس العيون
وكسرand lowering الجفونthe eyelids وضمand embracing القدودthe bodily forms
وكسر الجفون وضم القدود
And clasping waists and touching eyes,
And twinkling of eyes and touching of hands,
And lowering eyelids and embracing forms.
And fluttering of eyelids and hugging of bodies.