وليسand are not اللَمىthe lips’ dusky hue والخالُand the mole زينةَan adornment فطرةٍof innate nature
وليس اللَمى والخالُ زينةَ فطرةٍ
ولكنَّهاbut they are قلبُthe heart المُتَيَّمِof one enslaved by love ذيpossessed of الوجْدِpassionate longing
ولكنَّها قلبُ المُتَيَّمِ ذي الوجْدِ
And the lips’ dusky hue and the mole are no inborn adornment;
Rather, they are the heart of one enslaved by love and filled with longing.
نهبتِyou plundered سُوَيداءَthe black core الفُؤادِof the heart بنظْرةٍwith a glance
نهبتِ سُوَيداءَ الفُؤادِ بنظْرةٍ
فقَسَّمْتِهاthen you divided it بينَbetween المْقبَّلِthe lips والخَدِّand the cheek
فقَسَّمْتِها بينَ المْقبَّلِ والخَدِّ
You plundered the heart’s black core with a glance,
Then divided it between your lips and cheek.