لاحَhe appeared وَفاحَتand wafted رَوائِحُfragrances النَدّthe incense
لاحَ وَفاحَت رَوائِحُ النَدّ
مُهتَصَرُnarrow of الخَصرthe waist أَهيفُgracefully slender of القَدِّthe form
مُهتَصَرُ الخَصر أَهيفُ القَدِّ
He appeared, and the fragrances of incense wafted,
The breeze carries fragrant scents
Narrow-waisted and graceful of form.
Slender waisted, gracefully tall
وَكَمand how often سَقانيhe gave me drink وَاللَيلُwhile the night مُعتكرٌwas deeply dark
وَكَم سَقاني وَاللَيلُ مُعتكرٌ
فيin جامِدsolidified الماءthe water ذائبَliquefied الوَردِthe roses
في جامِد الماء ذائبَ الوَردِ
And how often he gave me drink, while the night was pitch-dark:
How often has it quenched my thirst in the dark night
Liquid roses in solidified water.
In icy water with dissolved rose petals