ومهفهفٍand a slender youth نبتَbloomed الشقيقُanemones بخدهupon his cheek
ومهفهفٍ نبتَ الشقيقُ بخده
واهتزَّand swayed أملودُsupple bough النَّقاthe sand dune فيwithin بردهِhis cloak
واهتزَّ أملودُ النَّقا في بردهِ
And a slender youth—anemones bloomed upon his cheek,
The meadowsweet sways gently in the breeze
and the dune's supple bough swayed within his cloak.
And the slender branches quiver in the cold
ماءlustre الشبيبةyouth والجمالand beauty أرقmore delicate منthan
ماء الشبيبة والجمال أرق من
صَقْلِthe polish الحسامِthe sword المنتضىunsheathed وفِرِنْدهand its damask pattern
صَقْلِ الحسامِ المنتضى وفِرِنْده
The lustre of youth and beauty is more delicate than
The dew of youth and beauty is more brilliant than
the polish of the unsheathed sword and its damask pattern.
The polished blade thirsty for blood
يُحيىhe revives الأنامَhumankind بلمحةٍwith a glimpse منْof وَصْلِهِunion with him
يُحيى الأنامَ بلمحةٍ منْ وَصْلِهِ
مِنْfrom بَعْدِafter ماthat وردواthey came to الحمامَdeath بصدّهthrough his rejection
مِنْ بَعْدِ ما وردوا الحمامَ بصدّه
He revives humankind with a glimpse of union with him,
With but a glance he brings the souls to life
after they have met death through his rejection.
After they had shunned his love
إنif كنتyou were أهديتَyou gave as a gift الفؤادَthe heart لهto him فقلْthen say
إن كنت أهديتَ الفؤادَ له فقلْ
أيّwhat الجوىlove's burning anguish لجوانحيto my ribs لمdid not يُهْدِهhe bestow it
أيّ الجوى لجوانحي لم يُهْدِه
If you have given him your heart, then say:
If you have given your heart to him, say
What anguish of love has he not bestowed upon my ribs?
Which of my inner passions has he not gifted