تُفَاحَةٌan apple مِنكfrom you أهدتoffered as a gift صحنbroad surface خَدّكyour cheek لِيto me
تُفَاحَةٌ مِنك أهدت صحن خَدّك لِي
أذكَىmore fragrant مِنthan الحَمدِpraise فِيin أحلىsweeter منthan الأمَلِhope
أذكَى مِن الحَمدِ فِي أحلى من الأمَلِ
An apple from you gifted me the fair expanse of your cheek,
An apple from you offered me the broad surface of your cheek,
more fragrant than praise of one sweeter than hope.
More fragrant than praise, in a form sweeter than hope.
تَوسَّطَتit mediated بَينbetween مَعشُوقٍa beloved وعَاشِقِهِand his lover
تَوسَّطَت بَين مَعشُوقٍ وعَاشِقِهِ
بِمَوعِدِwith a promise الوصلِof union فَأحمَرَّتso it reddened منfrom الخَجَلِshyness
بِمَوعِدِ الوصلِ فَأحمَرَّت من الخَجَلِ
It came between beloved and lover,
It mediated between a beloved and his lover,
at the tryst of union, and blushed red with shame.
With a promise of union, then blushed with shyness.
بَاتَتit spent the night تُداوِيhealing جِراحwounds الشَّوقِof longing فيin كَبِدِيmy liver
بَاتَت تُداوِي جِراح الشَّوقِ في كَبِدِي
وبِتُّand I spent the night أجرحُهَاI wound it بِالدَّمعِwith tears والقُبَلِand kisses
وبِتُّ أجرحُهَا بِالدَّمعِ والقُبَلِ
It spent the night healing longing’s wounds in my heart’s core,
It spent the night healing longing’s wounds in my liver,
while I spent the night wounding it with tears and kisses.
And I spent the night wounding it with tears and kisses.
