ياO أَيُّهاyou (vocative) الرَشَأُthe gazelle fawn الَّذيwhose
يا أَيُّها الرَشَأُ الَّذي
فيon خَدِّهِhis cheek آسٌmyrtle وَوَردُand roses
في خَدِّهِ آسٌ وَوَردُ
O you gazelle fawn whose
cheek bears myrtle and roses,
قُمrise نَبتَكِرlet us drink early بِكراًa virgin wine لَهاfor her
قُم نَبتَكِر بِكراً لَها
عِقدٌa necklace لَهُfor it حَلٌّunfastening وَقَعدُand resting
عِقدٌ لَهُ حَلٌّ وَقَعدُ
rise; let us drink early a virgin wine that has
a necklace that is loosened and comes to rest.
فَالطَلُّfor the dew كافورٌcamphor عَلىupon
فَالطَلُّ كافورٌ عَلى
مِسكِmusk الثَرىthe moist earth وَالغَيمُand the clouds نَدُّaromatic incense
مِسكِ الثَرى وَالغَيمُ نَدُّ
For the dew is camphor upon
the earth’s musk, and the clouds are incense.