أَتاكَcame to you الوَردُthe rose مَحبوباًbeloved مَصوناًguarded
أَتاكَ الوَردُ مَحبوباً مَصوناً
كَمَعشوقٍlike a beloved تَكَنَّفَهُsurrounded him الصَدودُaloofness
كَمَعشوقٍ تَكَنَّفَهُ الصَدودُ
The rose came to you, beloved and guarded,
The rose came to you, beloved and protected
like a beloved surrounded by aloofness.
Like a lover enveloped by rejections
كَأَنَّas though بِوَجهِهِupon its face لَمّاwhen تَوافَتgathered together
كَأَنَّ بِوَجهِهِ لَمّا تَوافَت
نُجومٌstars فيin مَطالِعِهاtheir places of rising سُعودُauspicious
نُجومٌ في مَطالِعِها سُعودُ
As though upon its face, when they gathered,
As if on its face, when it approached,
were stars auspicious in their rising.
Were stars rising in auspicious times
بَياضٌwhiteness فيin جَوانِبِهِits sides اِحمِرارٌredness
بَياضٌ في جَوانِبِهِ اِحمِرارٌ
كَماjust as اِحمَرَّتreddened مِنَfrom الخَجَلِbashfulness الخُدودُthe cheeks
كَما اِحمَرَّت مِنَ الخَجَلِ الخُدودُ
Whiteness, with redness along its edges,
Whiteness on its sides and redness
just as cheeks redden with bashfulness.
As cheeks reddened from shyness