بَقَدرِin proportion to الصَبابَةِthe ardent longing عِندَat المَغيبِabsence
بَقَدرِ الصَبابَةِ عِندَ المَغيبِ
تَكونُis المَسَرَّةُthe joy عِندَat الحُضورِpresence
تَكونُ المَسَرَّةُ عِندَ الحُضورِ
As deep as the longing in absence,
As great as the longing when apart,
so great is the joy of reunion.
so great is the joy when together.
وَأَطيَبُand sweetest ماwhen كانَit is بَرَدُhail الثُغورِof the mouths
وَأَطيَبُ ما كانَ بَرَدُ الثُغورِ
إِذاwhen هُوَit صادَفَmeets حَرَّthe heat الصُدورِof the breasts
إِذا هُوَ صادَفَ حَرَّ الصُدورِ
And never is the coolness of lips sweeter
And the hail-like coolness of mouths is sweetest
than when it meets the heat within the breast.
when it meets the heat of breasts.
