قولواTell (plural) لأشياخto the masters الهوىlove تلميذكمyour pupil
قولوا لأشياخ الهوى تلميذكم
أدرىbetter versed بأسرارin the secrets الهوىlove ورموزهand its symbols
أدرى بأسرار الهوى ورموزه
Tell the masters of love: your pupil
Tell the masters of love: your pupil
Knows love’s secrets and its signs better.
Is better versed in love’s secrets and its symbols.
كتبwrote العذارthe cheek-down بخدهupon his cheek لغةlanguage الهوىlove
كتب العذار بخده لغة الهوى
فتعلمواso learn (plural) القاموسthe dictionary منfrom فيروزهhis turquoise
فتعلموا القاموس من فيروزه
The down upon his cheek inscribed the language of love—
The cheek-down has written love’s language upon his cheek;
So learn the lexicon from its Fīrūz.
So learn the dictionary from his turquoise.
