حييتُI greeted منthe one whom أهوىI love علىin سكريmy drunkenness
حييتُ من أهوى على سكري
ورأسهand his head قدalready مالleaned فيin حجريmy lap
ورأسه قد مال في حجري
I greeted the one I love in my drunkenness,
I greeted whom I loved while intoxicated
And his head had leaned into my lap,
As his head leaned into my lap
بكفِّin the palm of بدرٍa full moon نصفهhalf of it أبيضwhite
بكفِّ بدرٍ نصفه أبيض
ونصفهand half of it أحمرred كالخَمرِlike wine
ونصفه أحمر كالخَمرِ
In a full moon's palm, half of it white,
With a hand like a full moon, half white
And half of it red like wine.
And half red like wine
فازدادso increased طيبُthe fragrance الوردthe rose فيin كفِّهhis palm
فازداد طيبُ الورد في كفِّه
كمثلlike طِيبthe fragrance الندِّthe aromatic incense بالجمرِupon the embers
كمثل طِيب الندِّ بالجمرِ
So the rose's fragrance increased in his palm,
So the scent of roses increased in his hand
Like the fragrance of incense upon embers.
Like the scent of musk on burning embers