نتفداكwe would sacrifice ourselves for you ساقياًcupbearer قدindeed كساكhas clothed you الحسنbeauty
نتفداك ساقياً قد كساك الحسن
منfrom فرقكyour hair-part المضيءradiant لساقكto your leg
من فرقك المضيء لساقك
We would give ourselves as ransom for you, cupbearer; beauty has clothed you
Your cupbearer has adorned you with beauty
From your radiant hair-part to your leg.
From your radiant parting to your ankle
تشرقshines الشمسthe sun منfrom يديكyour two hands ومنand from فيكyour mouth
تشرق الشمس من يديك ومن فيك
الثرياthe Pleiades والبدرand the full moon منfrom أطواقكyour necklaces
الثريا والبدر من أطواقك
The sun shines from your hands, and from your mouth
The sun shines from your hands and from within you
The Pleiades, and the full moon from your necklaces.
Necklaces and the full moon from your bracelets
أوand (introducing a question) ليسis not العجيبthe wonder كونكyour being بدراa full moon
أو ليس العجيب كونك بدرا
كاملاfull والمحاقand the moon's waning فيin عشاقكyour lovers
كاملا والمحاق في عشاقك
And is it not wondrous that you are a full moon,
Or is it not strange you being a full moon
Full, while your lovers wane away?
Perfect, eclipsing your lovers
فتنةan enchantment أنتyou إذas تميتyou cause to die وتحىand you bring to life
فتنة أنت إذ تميت وتحى
بتلاقيكthrough meeting you منwhomever تشاyou wish وفراقكand parting from you
بتلاقيك من تشا وفراقك
An enchantment you are, as you kill and revive
You are temptation when you wink and live
Whomever you wish, through meeting you and parting from you.
In your encounter and separation
لستyou are not منof هذهthis الخليقةcreation بلrather أنتyou
لست من هذه الخليقة بل أنت
مليكan angel أرسلتyou were sent منby خلاقكyour Creator
مليك أرسلت من خلاقك
You are not of this creation; rather, you are
You are not of this creation, but you
An angel sent by your Creator.
Are an angel sent from your Creator