تَشَبُّهُresemblance الروضِthe garden بالحبائِبto beloved women قدindeed
تَشَبُّهُ الروضِ بالحبائِب قد
زادincreased المحبينَthe lovers فيin محبتهاlove for them
زاد المحبينَ في محبتها
The garden’s resemblance to beloved women has
The garden's resemblance to the loved ones has
deepened the lovers’ love for them.
Increased the lovers' love for it
كمhow many منْof قدودٍfigures هناكthere منof قُضُبٍboughs
كم منْ قدودٍ هناك من قُضُبٍ
تميلُsway منbecause of لينهاtheir suppleness ونعمتهاand their softness
تميلُ من لينها ونعمتها
How many figures of boughs there are,
How many slender branches are there
swaying with their suppleness and softness!
Swaying softly in their pliancy and grace
كمhow many وجنةٍa cheek خالُهاits beauty spot يلوحُgleams لناto us
كم وجنةٍ خالُها يلوحُ لنا
سوادُهُits blackness فيin صفاءِpurity حمرتهاits redness
سوادُهُ في صفاءِ حمرتها
How many a cheek whose beauty spot gleams before us,
How many cheeks shine through
its blackness against its pure red hue!
Their darkness in the radiance of their blush
وكمand how many ثناياfront teeth تسبىcaptivate بنكهتهاwith their fragrant breath
وكم ثنايا تسبى بنكهتها
وكمand how many عيونٍeyes تُصبيenchant بلحظتهاwith their glance
وكم عيونٍ تُصبي بلحظتها
And how many front teeth captivate with their fragrant breath!
How many curves entice with their charm
And how many eyes enchant with their glance!
How many eyes intoxicate with their glance
تسارقُfurtively exchange الغمزَwinks غمزَwinking خائفةًfearing
تسارقُ الغمزَ غمزَ خائفةً
رقيبَهاtheir watcher منfrom خفاءِconcealment نظرتهاtheir glance
رقيبَها من خفاءِ نظرتها
They furtively exchange winks, winking in fear of
Casting coy glances, fearful of
their watcher, with their glance concealed.
Their guardian seeing their hidden gaze