ياO دُرَّpearls ثَغرِthe mouth of حَبيبيmy beloved
يا دُرَّ ثَغرِ حَبيبي
أَزرىput to shame الجمانَthe pearls نَظيماstrung together
أَزرى الجمانَ نَظيما
O pearls of my beloved’s mouth,
you put strung pearls to shame.
لَكَfor you العَقيُthe gold مُؤاوٍa shelterer
لَكَ العَقيُ مُؤاوٍ
كُنbe بِالعَقيقِto the carnelian رَحيماmerciful
كُن بِالعَقيقِ رَحيما
The gold gives you shelter;
be merciful to the carnelian.
وَلاand do not تَعُضَّbite عَلَيهِupon it
وَلا تَعُضَّ عَلَيهِ
بِالعَضِّthrough biting يَبدوit appears كَليماwounded
بِالعَضِّ يَبدو كَليما
And do not bite upon it:
through biting, it appears wounded.
وَلَمand did not يَصُنكَprotect you وَيَحرُسand guard
وَلَم يَصُنكَ وَيَحرُس
أَلَمdid … not? يَجِدكَfind you يَتيماan orphan
أَلَم يَجِدكَ يَتيما
And did it not protect and guard you?
Did it not find you an orphan?