زِدْنيgive me more منَof العَذلِreproach فيهاabout her أيُّهاO you اللاحيreproacher
زِدْني منَ العَذلِ فيها أيُّها اللاحي
إنَّindeed الفُؤادَthe heart إليهاtoward her جِدُّexceedingly مُرتاحِeager
إنَّ الفُؤادَ إليها جِدُّ مُرتاحِ
Reproach me still more over her, O reproacher.
Increase my passion for her, oh companion
Indeed, the heart is most eager for her.
For the heart is truly at ease with her
بيضاءُfair-skinned تنظُرُshe gazes منfrom طَرْفٍan eye تُقلِّبُهُshe turns it
بيضاءُ تنظُرُ من طَرْفٍ تُقلِّبُهُ
مُفَرِّقٌseparating بينَbetween أجسامِbodies وأرواحِand souls
مُفَرِّقٌ بينَ أجسامِ وأرواحِ
Fair-skinned, she gazes with an eye she turns—
A beauty who gazes with a glance that captivates
one that parts bodies from souls.
Separating souls from bodies
ماءُwater النَّعيمِbliss علىupon دِيباجِbrocade وَجنتهاher cheek
ماءُ النَّعيمِ على دِيباجِ وَجنتها
يجولُflows about بينbetween جَنىfruit وردٍroses وتُفَّاحِand apples
يجولُ بين جَنى وردٍ وتُفَّاحِ
The water of bliss upon her cheek's brocade
The water of bliss flows over her soft skin
flows between the fruit of roses and apples.
Wandering amidst rose gardens and apple trees
رقَّتْshe became delicate فلوso if مُزِجَwere mixed الماءُthe water القَراحُpure بهاwith her
رقَّتْ فلو مُزِجَ الماءُ القَراحُ بها
والرّاحُand the wine لامتزَجَتْshe would mingle بالماءِwith the water والرَّاحِand the wine
والرّاحُ لامتزَجَتْ بالماءِ والرَّاحِ
So delicate is she that, were pure water mixed with her
If her saliva was mixed with wine
and wine, she would mingle with the water and wine.
The wind would blend with the water and the breeze