سَألْتُهُI asked him فِيupon خَدّهِhis cheek قُبْلَةًa kiss
سَألْتُهُ فِي خَدّهِ قُبْلَةً
كَيْso that أجْتَنِيI might pluck رَيْحَانَةَthe basil sprig العَارضِof the cheek
كَيْ أجْتَنِي رَيْحَانَةَ العَارضِ
I asked him for a kiss upon his cheek,
that I might pluck the basil sprig of his cheek.
فَقَالَso he said آسُthe myrtle الخَدّof the cheek لاَnot يُجْتَنَيis plucked
فَقَالَ آسُ الخَدّ لاَ يُجْتَنَي
فَقُلْتُso I said لاَnot يُعْتَدُّheed is paid بِالْعَارِضِto the objection (also: the cheek)
فَقُلْتُ لاَ يُعْتَدُّ بِالْعَارِضِ
He replied, “The cheek’s myrtle is not to be plucked.”
So I said, “An objection counts for nothing.”
Translation model: Sol 6.1