ومختصرand slender الخصرof waist منfrom بعدهhis aloofness
ومختصر الخصر من بعده
هربتI fled فالقيتso I was cast فيinto صدهhis rejection
هربت فالقيت في صده
And a slender-waisted one—from his aloofness
I fled, only to be cast into his rejection.
وقابلنيand met me وجههhis face مقبلاadvancing
وقابلني وجهه مقبلا
بحدwith the edge of الحسامthe sword وإفرand [unclear fragment] لده[unclear fragment]
بحد الحسام وإفر لده
And his face met me, advancing,
With the sword’s edge and [unclear text].
فماso not زلتI ceased أعصرI squeeze منfrom خدّهhis cheek
فما زلت أعصر من خدّه
واقطفand I pluck منfrom مجتنىthe harvest of وردهhis roses
واقطف من مجتنى ورده
So I kept squeezing his cheek,
And plucking from the harvest of his roses.
أشمّI smell بنفسجviolets أصداغهhis temples
أشمّ بنفسج أصداغه
وزهراًand blossoms تعصفرbecame safflower-tinted فيon خدهhis cheek
وزهراً تعصفر في خده
I breathe in the violets of his temples,
And safflower-tinted blossoms on his cheek.
وأظماand I thirst فأرشفso I sip منfrom ريقهhis saliva
وأظما فأرشف من ريقه
فياحرso, O heat of صدريmy breast منfrom بردهhis coolness
فياحر صدري من برده
And I grow thirsty, so I sip his saliva—
Oh, how my breast burns from his coolness!
وماand nothing للحاظfor gazes سوىexcept وجههhis face
وما للحاظ سوى وجهه
وماand nothing للعناقfor embraces سوىexcept قدهhis form
وما للعناق سوى قده
And for gazes there is only his face,
And for embraces there is only his form.