تأنقlavished care فيon شكليmy form ونفسيand my soul صانعيmy maker
تأنق في شكلي ونفسي صانعي
فريقيso my saliva بتطعيميthrough my grafting غداbecame طيبpleasant الطعمthe taste
فريقي بتطعيمي غدا طيب الطعم
My maker lavished care on my form and my soul.
My Creator has perfectly formed my body and soul
So my saliva, through my grafting, became pleasant to taste.
My palette through His training has become sweet to the taste
وليand I have شفةٌa lip رقتgrew delicate وراقand grew clear زلالهاits limpid water
ولي شفةٌ رقت وراق زلالها
فمنso for أجلthe sake of ذاthis تصبوyearn النفوسsouls إلىtoward لثميkissing me
فمن أجل ذا تصبو النفوس إلى لثمي
And I have a lip grown delicate, and its limpid water has grown clear.
And to me He gave lips whose gentleness makes their moisture most delicious
For this reason, souls yearn to kiss me.
So souls yearn because of this to kiss them
ولكنbut أخافI fear البعدseparation ممنfrom the one whom ألفتهI have grown attached to him
ولكن أخاف البعد ممن ألفته
فأثرso caused عنديin me خوفهfear of it صفرةًyellowness الجسمthe body
فأثر عندي خوفه صفرةً الجسم
But I fear separation from the one I have grown attached to.
But I fear distance from those I love
So fear of it has turned my body yellow.
So the fear leaves upon me a yellowness of body