وحقكby your honor ماnot درىknew الواشيthe talebearer بأنيthat I
وحقك ما درى الواشي بأني
ضممتكI embraced you وارتويتand drank my fill منfrom المراشفthe lips
ضممتك وارتويت من المراشف
By your honor, the talebearer did not know that I
Your right, the slanderer knows not that
embraced you and drank my fill from your lips.
I drew you close and drank deep from pillows
ولكنand yet صافحتهshook his hand يديmy hand وفيهاand on it
ولكن صافحته يدي وفيها
بقاياtraces الطيبperfume منfrom ضمembracing المعاطفthe body's curves
بقايا الطيب من ضم المعاطف
But my hand shook his, and on it were
Yet my hand did shake his, and on it
traces of perfume from embracing your body's curves.
Lingered perfume's traces from embraces