سرgo بيwith me إلىto الشقراءal-Shaqra (the fair-haired one) منof جلقJilliq
سر بي إلى الشقراء من جلق
واثنand turn إلىtoward الخضراءal-Khadra (the green one) منكfrom you العنانthe reins
واثن إلى الخضراء منك العنان
Take me to al-Shaqra of Jilliq,
Take me to the blonde one from Julaj,
And turn your reins toward al-Khadra.
And turn your reins to the green one from you.
فيهاin it جنانgardens لوif رأىhe saw حسنهاtheir beauty
فيها جنان لو رأى حسنها
أبوAbu (father of) نواسNuwas للهاhe would have been distracted عنfrom جنانJinan
أبو نواس للها عن جنان
There are gardens there; had he seen their beauty,
In her are gardens, if Abu Nuwas saw her beauty,
Abu Nuwas would have forgotten Jinan.
He would leave his gardens for her.
وانزلand alight بواديهاin its valley الذيwhich تربهits soil
وانزل بواديها الذي تربه
مسكmusk وحصباand pebbles النهرthe river منهfrom it جمانpearls
مسك وحصبا النهر منه جمان
And alight in its valley, whose soil
And descend into her valley, whose soil
Is musk, and whose river’s pebbles are pearls.
Is musk and ambergris, the river flows with pearls.