أتانيhe came to me فيin قميصa shirt اللاذsilk fabric يسعىhurrying
أتاني في قميص اللاذ يسعى
عدوan enemy ليof mine يلقبis called بالحبيبby the name “the beloved”
عدو لي يلقب بالحبيب
He came to me in a lādh-silk shirt, hurrying—
He came hurrying to me in a silk shirt—
A foe of mine, though called the Beloved.
An enemy of mine, called “the beloved.”
فقلتso I said لهto him فديتكmay I be your ransom كيفhow هذاthis
فقلت له فديتك كيف هذا
بلاwithout واشa talebearer أتيتyou came ولاand no رقيبa watcher
بلا واش أتيت ولا رقيب
I said to him, “May I be your ransom—how is this?
So I said to him, “May I be your ransom! How is this—
You came without a talebearer or watcher?”
You came without a talebearer or a watcher?”
فقالthen he said الشمسthe sun أهدتgave as a gift ليto me قميصاa shirt
فقال الشمس أهدت لي قميصا
كلونlike the color of الشمسthe sun فيin شفقthe twilight glow الغروبsunset
كلون الشمس في شفق الغروب
He said, “The sun presented me with a shirt
He said, “The sun gave me a shirt
The color of the sun in sunset’s afterglow.
Like the sun’s color in the twilight glow of sunset.
فثوبيso my garment والمدامand the wine ولونand the color of خديmy cheek
فثوبي والمدام ولون خدي
قريبclose منto قريبclose منto قريبclose
قريب من قريب من قريب
Thus my robe, the wine, and the hue of my cheek
So my garment, the wine, and my cheek’s color
Are close to close to close.”
Are close in hue, each to the next, and the next.”