شبهتI likened وردthe rose of خدودthe cheeks of الحبthe beloved حينwhen بداit appeared
شبهت ورد خدود الحب حين بدا
ظرفاًa charm يجانسmatching حسنthe beauty of الشامةthe mole الساميsublime
ظرفاً يجانس حسن الشامة السامي
I likened the rose of the beloved’s cheeks, when it appeared,
His blushing cheeks resembled a rose
to a charm matching the sublime beauty of the mole.
When its beauty matched the graceful posture
ونورand the light of عرسٍa wedding بروضin the garden of الشامal-Sham أرحهُgive it rest
ونور عرسٍ بروض الشام أرحهُ
كالوردlike the rose لماwhen زهاit bloomed فيin ساحةthe courtyard of الشاميal-Shami
كالورد لما زها في ساحة الشامي
And the light of a wedding in al-Sham’s garden—give it rest—
The light of a wedding in Damascus' meadows
like the rose when it bloomed in al-Shami’s courtyard.
Like a rose when it blossomed in the Damascene's field