لك في السفرجل منظر تحظى به

لك في السفرجل منظر تحظى به

وتفوز منه بشمه ومذاقه

وتفوز منه بشمه ومذاقه

In the quince you have a sight to delight in,

On a journey you have a sight to behold

and you enjoy its fragrance and taste.

And gain from it a whiff and taste

هو كالحبيب سعدت منه بحسنه

هو كالحبيب سعدت منه بحسنه

متأملا وبلثمه وعناقه

متأملا وبلثمه وعناقه

It is like a beloved: you have delighted in its beauty,

It is like a beloved from whom I delighted in his beauty

gazing upon it, and in kissing and embracing it.

Contemplating, kissing, and embracing him

يحكي لك الذهب المصفى لونه

يحكي لك الذهب المصفى لونه

وتزيد بهجته على إشراقه

وتزيد بهجته على إشراقه

Its color mirrors refined gold for you,

He tells you the refined gold of his color

and its loveliness surpasses gold's radiance.

And his radiance increases your joy

فالشكل من أعلاه يحكي شكله

فالشكل من أعلاه يحكي شكله

ثدي الكعاب إلى مدار نطاقه

ثدي الكعاب إلى مدار نطاقه

So its upper shape resembles in form

The shape from above tells of his shape

a nubile maiden's breast, down to the circle of its girdle.

The breast of a partridge to the circle of its belt

والشكل من سفلاه يحكي سرّة

والشكل من سفلاه يحكي سرّة

من شادن يزهى على عشاقه

من شادن يزهى على عشاقه

And the shape of its underside resembles a navel

And the shape below tells of a navel

of a young gazelle who lords it over his lovers.

Of a supple branch adorning its lovers