وَتُفاحَةٍand an apple تَحويcontains ثَلاثَthree شَمائِلٍqualities
وَتُفاحَةٍ تَحوي ثَلاثَ شَمائِلٍ
أَتَتنِيَcame to me مِنfrom ريمٍa gazelle بِسهميهِwith his two arrows راشِقِshooting
أَتَتنِيَ مِن ريمٍ بِسهميهِ راشِقِ
And an apple containing three qualities
An apple with three beauties
came to me from a gazelle shooting with his two arrows:
Came to me from Rem, with its arrow penetrating
فَحُمرةُso, the redness خَدَّيهِhis cheeks وَخَمرةُand the wine ريقِهِhis saliva
فَحُمرةُ خَدَّيهِ وَخَمرةُ ريقِهِ
وَرائِحَةٌand a fragrance كَالمِسكِlike musk فاحَwafted لِناشِقِfor one who inhales
وَرائِحَةٌ كَالمِسكِ فاحَ لِناشِقِ
namely, the redness of his cheeks and the wine of his saliva,
The redness of her cheeks and the wine of her saliva
and a fragrance like musk that wafted to one who breathed it in.
And a fragrance like musk exuded for one who inhales
بَدَتit appeared عَجَباًwondrous فيهاin it احمرارٌredness وَصفرةٌand yellowness
بَدَت عَجَباً فيها احمرارٌ وَصفرةٌ
كَخجلةِlike the blush مَعشُوقٍof a beloved لِنَظرَةِat a glance عاشِقِof a lover
كَخجلةِ مَعشُوقٍ لِنَظرَةِ عاشِقِ
It appeared wondrous, with redness and yellowness in it,
Strangely in it appeared redness and yellowness
like a beloved's blush at a lover's glance.
Like the shyness of a beloved from the gaze of a lover