إِنَّindeed الَّذيthe one who تَيَّمَنيenthralled me حُبُّهُlove for him
إِنَّ الَّذي تَيَّمَني حُبُّهُ
أَمرَدُa beardless lad مِنamong نَشءِyoung men الدَواوينِthe chancelleries
أَمرَدُ مِن نَشءِ الدَواوينِ
Indeed, he whose love has enthralled me
The one whose love has blessed me
The one whose love has captivated me
is a beardless lad among the young men of the chancelleries.
Is more smooth than pages bound in diaries
Is a beardless youth from the Diwan's scribes;
قَدalready نَشَرَhe spread out الطومارَthe scroll فيin حِجرِهِhis lap
قَد نَشَرَ الطومارَ في حِجرِهِ
مُبتَدِئًbeginning بِالباءِwith bāʾ وَالسينِand sīn
مُبتَدِئً بِالباءِ وَالسينِ
He has spread out the scroll in his lap,
He has unrolled the scroll across his lap
He has spread the scroll upon his lap,
beginning with bāʾ and sīn.
Starting with the B and the S
Beginning with the letters B and S,
يُطَرِّرُhe fringes الوَردَthe rose عَلىupon خَدِّهِhis cheek
يُطَرِّرُ الوَردَ عَلى خَدِّهِ
مِنfrom عَرَقٍsweat بِالمِسكِwith musk مَعجونِblended
مِن عَرَقٍ بِالمِسكِ مَعجونِ
He fringes the rose upon his cheek
He sprinkles roses on his cheek
Embroidering roses upon his cheek
with sweat blended with musk.
With musk-infused sweat they're strewn
From sweat that is with musk kneaded.