أهلاًwelcome بشمسto a sun مدامٍwine منfrom يديthe two hands of قمرٍa moon
أهلاً بشمس مدامٍ من يدي قمرٍ
تكاملhas reached perfection الحسنbeauty فيهin him فهوso he is تياهhaughty
تكامل الحسن فيه فهو تياه
Welcome to a sun of wine from the hands of a moon!
Welcome, sun of a moon's hand
Beauty has reached perfection in him, so he is haughty.
Beauty's perfection embodied in you
كأنas though خمرتهhis wine إذwhen قامhe rose يمزجهاhe mixes it
كأن خمرته إذ قام يمزجها
منfrom خدهhis cheek عصرتwas pressed أوor منfrom ثناياهhis front teeth
من خده عصرت أو من ثناياه
As though his wine, when he rose to mix it,
As though its wine, when served, was mixed
had been pressed from his cheek or from his front teeth.
From your cheek or bosom it was pressed
النرجسthe narcissus الغضfresh عيناهhis two eyes وطرتهand his forelock
النرجس الغض عيناه وطرته
بنفسجviolet blossom وجنىand the harvest of الوردroses خداهhis two cheeks
بنفسج وجنى الورد خداه
His eyes are fresh narcissi, and his forelock
Narcissus are your eyes, fresh and green
is violet blossom, and his cheeks are the harvest of roses.
Your cheeks, violets and rose petals