مُهفهفةslender الكشحينِthe two flanks مَحطوطةsmooth المطاthe back
مُهفهفة الكشحينِ مَحطوطة المطا
كَهمّlike the wish الفتىthe young man فيin كلّevery مبدىًdesert camp ومحضرِand a settlement
كَهمّ الفتى في كلّ مبدىً ومحضرِ
Slender at the flanks, smooth of back,
The one with tousled locks placed atop the pillow
Like a young man's wish, in every desert camp and settlement.
Is like a young man present at every watering hole and dwelling
لَهاshe has كفلٌbuttocks كالدعصِlike the sand dune لبّدهpacked it firm الندىthe dew
لَها كفلٌ كالدعصِ لبّده الندى
وَثغرٌand a mouth نقيٌّspotless كالأقاحيlike daisies المنوَّرِin bloom
وَثغرٌ نقيٌّ كالأقاحي المنوَّرِ
She has buttocks like a sand dune packed firm by the dew,
With a cheek like an anemone bedewed with dew
And a spotless mouth, like daisies in bloom.
And a pure mouth like a river pebble glistening