تمwas perfected لهfor him الحسنthe beauty بالعذارby the cheek-down
تم له الحسن بالعذار
واقترنand was joined الليلthe night بالنهارwith the day
واقترن الليل بالنهار
His beauty was perfected by the down on his cheeks,
He is perfect in charm and wit,
and night was joined with day.
Night meets day in harmony.
أخضرgreen فيin أبيضwhite تبدىappeared
أخضر في أبيض تبدى
ذلكthat آسيmy myrtle وذاand this بهاريmy narcissus
ذلك آسي وذا بهاري
Green appeared against white:
Green in white, a vision shown,
that is my myrtle, and this my narcissus.
My Asian prince, my Bahari.
فقدso indeed حوىcontained مجلسيmy gathering تماماًcompleteness
فقد حوى مجلسي تماماً
إنif كانwas منfrom ريقهhis saliva عقاريmy wine
إن كان من ريقه عقاري
My gathering would thus be complete
In my court he was complete,
if my wine were drawn from his saliva.
Though his radiance burned my sight.