وَعَقرَبٍand a scorpion فيin وَردِthe rose of خَدٍّa cheek وَفيand in
وَعَقرَبٍ في وَردِ خَدٍّ وَفي
مُستَأنِسِthe welcoming haunt of اللَثمِkisses بِهاupon it نَدَّهْa dab of perfume
مُستَأنِسِ اللَثمِ بِها نَدَّهْ
A scorpion amid the rose of a cheek; and as for
And a scorpion amid a cheek’s rose, and in
one accustomed to kissing it, it frightened him away.
the welcoming haunt of kisses, a dab of perfume upon it.
ماno عَقرَبٌscorpion إِلّاexcept لَهاit has شَوكَةٌa sting
ما عَقرَبٌ إِلّا لَها شَوكَةٌ
وَعَقرَبُand the scorpion of الخَدِّthe cheek لَهاit has وَردَهْa rose
وَعَقرَبُ الخَدِّ لَها وَردَهْ
There is no scorpion without a thorn—a sting;
No scorpion is without a sting,
but the cheek’s scorpion has its rose.
but the cheek’s scorpion has a rose.
