بِأَبيwith my father as ransom ثَغرُهُhis mouth تَحاليgrew sweet لَماهits lips’ dusky hue
بِأَبي ثَغرُهُ تَحالي لَماه
وَزَهَتand shone بِالجَمالِwith beauty مِنهُof him الخُدودthe cheeks
وَزَهَت بِالجَمالِ مِنهُ الخُدود
I would ransom his mouth with my father—its dusky hue has grown sweet.
By my father's smiling mouth, when he smiles
And his cheeks shone with beauty.
His cheeks are adorned with beauty
لَوif حَباhe bestowed وَردthe rose ثَغرِهِof his mouth صَبّهhis ardent lover كاwould be (beginning of كان)
لَو حَبا وَرد ثَغرِهِ صَبّه كا
نَcompletion of كان: would be عَلىupon الثَّغرِthe mouth وَالخدودِand the cheeks ورودroses
نَ عَلى الثَّغرِ وَالخدودِ ورود
If he bestowed the rose of his mouth upon his ardent lover, there would
Had he kissed a rose, he would have poured
be roses upon the mouth and cheeks.
Roses on his mouth and cheeks