وضربand a kind منof الحلوىsweets أكنيI allude عنto اسمهits name
وضرب من الحلوى أكني عن اسمه
لوجديbecause of my longing بمنfor the one يعزىis attributed اليهto him وينسبand is ascribed
لوجدي بمن يعزى اليه وينسب
And a kind of confection—I veil its name
And a kind of sweet whose name I veil in allusion,
for love of the one to whom it is traced and ascribed.
because of my longing for the one to whom it is attributed and ascribed.
يصدقbears out معناهits meaning اسمهits name فكأنهso it is as though it were
يصدق معناه اسمه فكأنه
بنانfingertips بأطرافat the extremities of البناتthe maidens مخضبstained with dye
بنان بأطراف البنات مخضب
Its name bears out its meaning, as though it were
Its meaning bears out its name, as though it were
maidens’ fingers, their tips henna-dyed.
dye-stained fingertips on maidens’ hands.
