بيin me وَجهُهُhis face كَالبدرِlike the full moon يَزهوshines نورُهits light
بي وَجهُهُ كَالبدرِ يَزهو نورُه
عَلِقتshe became enamored بِهِwith him ذاتُshe of الجَبينِthe brow الأَزهَرِradiant
عَلِقت بِهِ ذاتُ الجَبينِ الأَزهَرِ
Within me, his face is like the full moon, its light aglow.
She of the radiant brow fell in love with him.
أَخَذَتshe took بِكفّيهاin her two palms لِلَثمto kiss وَجهِهِhis face
أَخَذَت بِكفّيها لِلَثم وَجهِهِ
فَبداand appeared العِذارُthe cheek-down عَلىupon المُحيّاthe face المُقمرِmoonlit
فَبدا العِذارُ عَلى المُحيّا المُقمرِ
She held his face in both hands to kiss it,
and cheek-down appeared upon his moonlit face.
إِذwhen صارَbecame ذاكَthat البدرُthe full moon بَينَbetween أَكفّهاher palms
إِذ صارَ ذاكَ البدرُ بَينَ أَكفّها
قَدalready طَرّزَتهُshe embroidered it بِالحَريرِwith silk الأَخضَرِgreen
قَد طَرّزَتهُ بِالحَريرِ الأَخضَرِ
For when that full moon came between her palms,
she had embroidered it with green silk.
Translation model: Sol 6.1