للّهfor God! (expressing admiration) ياO ثغرmouth زانكadorned you الشنبthe teeth's cool whiteness
للّه يا ثغر زانك الشنب
الدرpearls ياO ثغرmouth أنتyou أمor حببbubbles
الدر يا ثغر أنت أم حبب
By God, O mouth, the cool whiteness of your teeth adorns you.
For God, O mouth, your dimple is radiant
Are you pearls, O mouth, or bubbles?
Are you a pearl, O mouth, or a loved one?
تفترyou part your lips بالابتسامwith a smile عنto reveal فلجgaps between teeth
تفتر بالابتسام عن فلج
تلكthose الثناياfront teeth فتسطعso blaze forth الشهبshooting stars
تلك الثنايا فتسطع الشهب
You part in a smile, revealing the gaps
You reveal with your smile a gap between your teeth
Between those front teeth, and shooting stars blaze forth.
Where the embers glow
شقائقanemones الروضthe garden حولaround نكهتهاtheir fragrant breath
شقائق الروض حول نكهتها
مشقوقةsplit open الكمthe calyx حفهاfringed them الزغبfine down
مشقوقة الكم حفها الزغب
Garden anemones ring their fragrant breath,
The wildflowers around your charm
With calyxes split open, fringed with down.
Are split-sleeved, embraced by the grass
ياO ثغرmouth ياO ثغرmouth أنتyou لؤلؤةa pearl
يا ثغر يا ثغر أنت لؤلؤة
فيin الكوثرKawthar العذبsweet إيهtell me more! ماwhat السببthe reason
في الكوثر العذب إيه ما السبب
O mouth, O mouth, you are a pearl
O mouth, O mouth, you are a pearl
In sweet Kawthar—tell me, what is the reason?
In the pure spring - what is the reason?
رشفتهI sipped it فانثنيتthen I turned back منثملاintoxicated
رشفته فانثنيت منثملا
لاno غروwonder فيin نشوتيmy intoxication ولاand no عجبsurprise
لا غرو في نشوتي ولا عجب
I sipped it, then turned back intoxicated.
I sipped it, so I swooned, enthralled
No wonder at my intoxication, and no surprise.
No wonder at my ecstasy, no strangeness
رحماكyour mercy! ربيmy Lord فلاso no جناحblame علىupon
رحماك ربي فلا جناح على
حرa freeborn man كريهمa homely little fellow يهزهstirs him الطربrapture
حر كريهم يهزه الطرب
Your mercy, my Lord! For no blame falls upon
May God have mercy, so I have no fault
A freeborn, homely little man whom rapture sways.
A free man shaken by rapture
هذاthis فؤاديmy heart اشتكىlamented لهto it وبكىand wept
هذا فؤادي اشتكى له وبكى
ماwhat حيلتيmy recourse والفؤادand the heart منجذبdrawn in
ما حيلتي والفؤاد منجذب
This heart of mine poured out its grief to it and wept.
This is my heart - it complained and wept to him
What can I do, when my heart is drawn in?
What can I do, and my heart is pulled
عذريmy excuse ولاand no عذرexcuse فيin الغرامpassionate love لهfor it
عذري ولا عذر في الغرام له
حكمthe rule العذارىthe maidens عليهto it ينسحبapplies
حكم العذارى عليه ينسحب
My excuse—though in love it has none—
My excuse, though no excuse in love for it
Is that the maidens' rule applies to it.
The judgment of chastity applies to it
أواهalas! منwho ليfor me وكلand every عاطفةfeeling
أواه من لي وكل عاطفة
حنّتyearned فلاso no مخلصrelease ولاand no هربescape
حنّت فلا مخلص ولا هرب
Alas! Who will help me, when every feeling
Oh! Woe to me, and all feeling
Yearns, with no release and no escape?
Has yielded - no salvation, no escape