فيin خَدِّكَyour cheek جَمرٌan ember نَفَسيmy breath أَرَّثَهkindled it
في خَدِّكَ جَمرٌ نَفَسي أَرَّثَه
فيin صَدغكyour sidelock كَسرٌa bend خَلَديmy heart أَورثهُbequeathed it
في صَدغك كَسرٌ خَلَدي أَورثهُ
In your cheek is an ember my breath has kindled.
On your cheek a coal my soul burned
In your sidelock is a bend my heart has bequeathed.
On your temple a fracture my eternity inherited
هَبsuppose عاطِرَfragrant صدغكyour sidelock المُثَنّىdoubled مسكاًmusk
هَب عاطِرَ صدغك المُثَنّى مسكاً
بِالعودِwith aloeswood وَباِلعَنبَرand with ambergris منwho ثَلَّثَهُmade it threefold
بِالعودِ وَباِلعَنبَر من ثَلَّثَهُ
Suppose your fragrant, doubled sidelock is musk;
Bestow, perfumed twice-folded temple, musk
With aloeswood and ambergris, who made it threefold?
With aloes wood and ambergris made threefold