وَشَادِنٍand a gazelle-fawn (a beautiful youth) أنْبَتَcaused to grow فِيon خَدَّيْهِhis two cheeks مَاthat which
وَشَادِنٍ أنْبَتَ فِي خَدَّيْهِ مَا
صَانَguarded بهwith it منfrom ثَغْرِهhis mouth العَذْبَthe sweet الفُرَاتْthe refreshingly fresh
صَانَ به من ثَغْرِه العَذْبَ الفُرَاتْ
And a young gazelle brought forth upon his cheeks what
And a gazelle-like youth grew on his cheeks something
he used as a guard against his sweet, Euphrates-fresh mouth.
with which he guarded his mouth’s sweet, fresh water.
فَرِيقُهُso his saliva العَذْبُsweet وَنَبْتُand the growth خَدّهِof his cheek
فَرِيقُهُ العَذْبُ وَنَبْتُ خَدّهِ
ذاthis سُكَّرٌsugar مُعَسَّلٌhoneyed وَذاand this نَبَاتْplant growth; rock candy (wordplay)
ذا سُكَّرٌ مُعَسَّلٌ وَذا نَبَاتْ
His sweet saliva and the growth upon his cheek—
So his sweet saliva and the growth upon his cheek:
this is honeyed sugar, and that is rock candy.
this is honeyed sugar, and that is rock candy.
