وجنتكyour cheek النارfire ثغركyour mouth البردhail
وجنتك النار ثغرك البرد
ياO منone who هوhe الظبيthe gazelle بلnay هوhe الأسدthe lion
يا من هو الظبي بل هو الأسد
Your cheek is fire; your mouth is hail.
Your gardens are fire, your mouth is cold
O you who are the gazelle—nay, the lion!
O you who is a gazelle, but rather a lion
هذاthis طرازembroidery عليكupon you أمor سبجjet (black stone)
هذا طراز عليك أم سبج
ذانكthose two صدغانtwo sidelocks أمor هماthey both زردchain-mail links
ذانك صدغان أم هما زرد
Is this embroidery upon you, or jet?
Is this style upon you or is it praise
Are those two sidelocks, or are they chain-mail links?
Are those your cheeks or are they gems
ماليI have no بخديكover your two cheeks ياO غلامyouth يدpower
مالي بخديك يا غلام يد
ولاnor بخديكover your two cheeks للعيونfor the eyes يدpower
ولا بخديك للعيون يد
I have no power over your cheeks, O youth;
I have nothing to do with your cheek, O boy whose hand
nor have the eyes any power over your cheeks.
Nor with your cheek for the eyes, O hand
فكيفso how أبكيI weep for بأدمعيwith my tears جسديmy body
فكيف أبكي بأدمعي جسدي
لمnot تبقremain ليto me أدمعtears ولاnor جسدa body
لم تبق لي أدمع ولا جسد
So how can I weep for my body with my tears?
So how can I weep with the tears of my body
Neither tears nor a body remain to me.
No tears remained for me, nor a body