تخوفfeared مسكmusk الخالthe beauty mark منof نارfire خدهاher cheek
تخوف مسك الخال من نار خدها
ومنand of مشرفيّاتMashrafi swords الجفونthe eyelids الفواتنِbewitching
ومن مشرفيّات الجفون الفواتنِ
The musk of her beauty mark feared the fire of her cheek,
The mole on her cheek feared the fire of her cheek
And the Mashrafi swords of her bewitching eyelids.
And the beauties of her eyelid arches
فاسكنهso He lodged it الباريthe Creator كخالlike the mole of محمدMuhammad
فاسكنه الباري كخال محمد
لدىbeside كتفيهاher two shoulders الغرّradiant خيرthe best of المساكنthe abodes
لدى كتفيها الغرّ خير المساكن
So the Creator lodged it, like Muhammad's mole,
So the Creator made it dwell as the mole of Muhammad
Beside her radiant shoulders, the finest of abodes.
By her smooth shoulder, the best dwelling
فذلكfor that خالa mole للنبوةof prophethood خاتمٌa seal
فذلك خال للنبوة خاتمٌ
وهذاand this لعمريby my life خاتمٌa seal للمحاسنof beauties
وهذا لعمري خاتمٌ للمحاسن
For that mole is a seal of prophethood,
For that is a mole of prophecy's seal
And this, by my life, is a seal of beauty.
And this, by my life, is a seal on beauty