وَجههhis face البَدرُthe full moon اِهتَوتهُshe fell in love with him غَادَةٌa graceful maiden
وَجهه البَدرُ اِهتَوتهُ غَادَةٌ
هِيَshe مِثلlike الشّمسِthe sun أَوor كَالقمرِlike the moon
هِيَ مِثل الشّمسِ أَو كَالقمرِ
His face is the full moon; a graceful maiden fell in love with him.
His face the full moon has kissed
She is like the sun, or like the moon.
She who's like the sun or a planet
قَبّلَتهshe kissed him فَبداand so appeared فيon وَجهِهِhis face
قَبّلَته فَبدا في وَجهِهِ
عارِضاهthe down on his two cheeks بَهجةa delight فيin النّظرِthe beholding
عارِضاه بَهجة في النّظرِ
She kissed him, and upon his face appeared
She kissed him and joy appeared
the down on both his cheeks, a delight to behold.
In his cheeks with a radiant vigor
دَخلَentered البدرُthe full moon بِكَفّيهاinto her two palms فَقَدand indeed
دَخلَ البدرُ بِكَفّيها فَقَد
عَلِمتهshe recognized him بِالطرازِby the embroidered border الأَخضَرِgreen
عَلِمته بِالطرازِ الأَخضَرِ
The full moon entered her two palms; indeed,
The full moon entered her palms
she recognized him by the green embroidered border.
She adorned him in green brocade