يَفتُنُenchants القَلبَthe heart بِخَدِّwith a cheek
يَفتُنُ القَلبَ بِخَدِّ
لَمdid not يَدَعleave لِلوَردِfor the rose قَدراany worth
لَم يَدَع لِلوَردِ قَدرا
He bewitches the heart with a cheek
He enchants the heart with a cheek
that has left the rose no worth—
that has left the rose no worth,
مِثلَماjust as تَكتُبُyou write بِالمِسكِwith musk
مِثلَما تَكتُبُ بِالمِسكِ
عَلىupon الكافورِcamphor شَطراa half-verse
عَلى الكافورِ شَطرا
as when you write in musk
as when you write with musk
a half-verse upon camphor.
a half-verse upon camphor.
وَعِذارٌand a line of cheek-down يَسحُرُbewitches الصَبَّthe lovesick lover
وَعِذارٌ يَسحُرُ الصَبَّ
وَماyet does not يَعرِفُknow سِحراmagic
وَما يَعرِفُ سِحرا
And cheek-down that enchants the lover,
And a line of cheek-down bewitches the lovesick,
though it knows no sorcery,
yet knows no magic;
وَبِصَدغٍand with a temple-lock دارَcurled around فيupon الخَدِّthe cheek
وَبِصَدغٍ دارَ في الخَدِّ
كَماjust as تُعقَدُis counted on the fingers عِشراten
كَما تُعقَدُ عِشرا
and a temple-lock curling across the cheek
and with a temple-lock curled upon the cheek,
as the figure ten is formed.
like a finger curled to signify ten.
كُلَّماwhenever أَظلَمَgrew dark لَيليmy night
كُلَّما أَظلَمَ لَيلي
كانَwas ليto me وَجهُكَyour face فَجراdawn
كانَ لي وَجهُكَ فَجرا
Whenever my night grew dark,
Whenever my night grew dark,
your face was dawn to me.
your face was dawn to me.
