وذاتِand a woman with ذوائبٍtresses بالمسكِin musk ذابَتْmelted
وذاتِ ذوائبٍ بالمسكِ ذابَتْ
بَلغْتُI attained بهاwith her المُنىdesires وَهْيَand she التّمَنّيlonging
بَلغْتُ بها المُنى وَهْيَ التّمَنّي
And a woman whose tresses melted in musk—
With her I attained my desires; she was desire itself.
مُنَعَّمَةٌpampered لهاshe has إعزازُhigh esteem نَفْسٍself
مُنَعَّمَةٌ لها إعزازُ نَفْسٍ
يُصرَّفُis varied دلُّهاher coquetry فيin كلّevery فنِّartful form
يُصرَّفُ دلُّها في كلّ فنِّ
Pampered, she held herself in high esteem;
Her coquetry takes every artful form.
شموسٌunyielding منfrom ملوكkings الرّومRum (the Romans) قامَتْshe rose
شموسٌ من ملوك الرّوم قامَتْ
تدافعُshe fends off فاتكاًa fierce assailant عنfrom فَتْحِbreaching حِصنِa fortress
تدافعُ فاتكاً عن فَتْحِ حِصنِ
Unyielding, of Rum's royal line, she rose
To keep a fierce assailant from breaching a fortress,
بخدّwith a cheek لاحَshone فيهon it الوردُthe rose غَضّاًfresh
بخدّ لاحَ فيه الوردُ غَضّاً
وغصْنٍand a bough ماسswayed بالرّمّانwith pomegranates لَدْنِsupple
وغصْنٍ ماس بالرّمّان لَدْنِ
With a cheek where the rose shone fresh,
And a supple bough that swayed with pomegranates.
فطالَتْso it lasted long بينناbetween us حَرْبٌa war زبُونٌfierce
فطالَتْ بيننا حَرْبٌ زبُونٌ
بلاwithout سيفٍa sword هناكthere ولاand no مجنِّshield
بلا سيفٍ هناك ولا مجنِّ
So a fierce war between us lasted long,
With no sword there and no shield.
وفاضَتْand overflowed نَفْسُهاher soul الحمراءُred منهاfrom her
وفاضَتْ نَفْسُها الحمراءُ منها
وسالَتْand flowed نفسيَmy soul البيضاءُwhite منّيfrom me
وسالَتْ نفسيَ البيضاءُ منّي
And her red soul overflowed from her,
And my white soul flowed from me.