كلفيmy passion بصدغfor a temple-lock باتhas become منعطفاًcurved علىover
كلفي بصدغ بات منعطفاً على
محمرreddened خدcheek قدindeed توقدblazed بالسناwith radiance
محمر خد قد توقد بالسنا
My passion is for a temple-lock that has curved over
My cheek has become a turn
a reddened cheek that blazes with radiance.
On a red cheek that glowed from passion
أوماand do … not? ترىyou see العشاقthe lovers فيماin what قدalready مضىhas passed
أوما ترى العشاق فيما قد مضى
تبكيweep for العقيقal-ʿAqīq (carnelian) لأجلbecause of ذاthis والمنحنىand al-Munḥanā (the bend)
تبكي العقيق لأجل ذا والمنحنى
And do you not see the lovers of days gone by
Don't you see the lovers of times past
weeping for al-ʿAqīq and al-Munḥanā for this reason?
Crying carnelian for the sake of this one and her curve