أقُولُI say وَقَدْand indeed عَايَنْتُI beheld فيin روضِthe garden of خَدّهِhis cheek
أقُولُ وَقَدْ عَايَنْتُ في روضِ خَدّهِ
شَقِيقًاan anemone حَمَاهُguarded it آسُmyrtle عَارِضِهِhis cheek الرّطْبِmoist
شَقِيقًا حَمَاهُ آسُ عَارِضِهِ الرّطْبِ
I say, having beheld in the garden of his cheek
I say, for in the garden of your cheek I spied
An anemone guarded by the myrtle of his moist cheek:
A rose sheltered by the myrtle of its dewy side,
أquestion marker أنْتَyou شَقِيقُbrother of البدرِthe full moon حَتَّىso that لأجْلِهِfor his sake
أ أنْتَ شَقِيقُ البدرِ حَتَّى لأجْلِهِ
تَسَتَّرْتَyou veiled yourself بِالرَّيْحَانِwith basil إذْwhen غَابَhe vanished فيin السُّحْبِthe clouds
تَسَتَّرْتَ بِالرَّيْحَانِ إذْ غَابَ في السُّحْبِ
Are you the full moon’s brother, that for his sake
Are you the rose of the moon? For it did you
You veiled yourself with basil when he vanished in the clouds?
Veil yourself in basil when it hid in clouds anew?