قوميrise اِنظُريlook وَرداًa rose كَخَدِّكِlike your cheek أَحمَراred
قومي اِنظُري وَرداً كَخَدِّكِ أَحمَرا
تَرَكَleft الرَبيعُspring وَراءَهُbehind it وَتَقَدَّماand moved ahead
تَرَكَ الرَبيعُ وَراءَهُ وَتَقَدَّما
Rise, look at a rose as red as your cheek;
Rise and behold a rose as red as your cheek.
spring has left it behind and moved on.
It left spring behind and moved ahead.
قَدhad ضَمَّهُenfolded it بَردٌcold فَفَتَّقَهُthen opened it نَدىًdew
قَد ضَمَّهُ بَردٌ فَفَتَّقَهُ نَدىً
كَالصَبِّlike a lovesick lover قَبَّلَkissed فاكِyour mouth ثُمَّthen تَبَسَّماsmiled
كَالصَبِّ قَبَّلَ فاكِ ثُمَّ تَبَسَّما
Cold had embraced it, and dew made it blossom,
Cold had enfolded it, then dew opened it,
like an ardent lover kissed by your lips, who then smiled.
Like a lovesick lover who kissed your mouth, then smiled.
