آهAh! مِنfor تَفْتِيرlanguor عَيْنَيْtwo eyes
آه مِن تَفْتِير عَيْنَيْ
كyour (suffix) وَوَرْدَيْand the two roses of شَفَتَيْكyour two lips
ك وَوَرْدَيْ شَفَتَيْك
Ah, for the one before whom your eyes—
Ah, for the languor of your eyes
—and the twin roses of your lips open in a smile!
and the two roses of your lips!
آهAh! مماfor what جالcoursed مِنof ماwater (first part)
آه مما جال مِن ما
ءِwater (completion) الصِّباyouth فيin وجنتيكyour two cheeks
ءِ الصِّبا في وجنتيك
Ah, at the water of youth that courses—
Ah, for the coursing water
—through your cheeks!
of youth in your cheeks!
آهAh! منfor ليلٍa night تبدّىappeared
آه من ليلٍ تبدّى
طالعاًrising منfrom طُرَّتيكyour two forelocks
طالعاً من طُرَّتيك
Ah, at your night, revealing itself,
Ah, for a night that appeared,
rising from your two side-locks!
rising from your two forelocks!
آهAh! منfor قدِّكyour figure إذwhen ماleaned (first part)
آه من قدِّك إذ ما
لleaned (completion) علىover رادِفَتَيْكyour two haunches
ل على رادِفَتَيْك
Ah, at your figure when it sways—
Ah, for your figure when it leaned
—over your rounded hips!
over your two haunches!
آهAh! منfor صُبْحٍa dawn وليلٍand a night
آه من صُبْحٍ وليلٍ
كَمَناboth lay hidden فِيin عارِضَيْكthe two sides of your face
كَمَنا فِي عارِضَيْك
Ah, at the dawn and your night,
Ah, for a dawn and a night
both lying hidden in your cheeks!
that both lay hidden in your cheeks!
أَتُرَانِيdo you see me? حاكماًruling يَوْone day (first part)
أَتُرَانِي حاكماً يَوْ
ماًone day (completion) بِماaccording to what شِئْتُI wished عليكover you
ماً بِما شِئْتُ عليك
Do you think I shall one day rule you—
Do you see me one day ruling
—as I wish?
over you as I please?
أمor ترانِيyou see me جازعاًfearful منof
أم ترانِي جازعاً من
كyou (suffix) ومَدْفوعاًand driven إليكtoward you
ك ومَدْفوعاً إليك
Or do you see me distraught because of—
Or do you see me fearful of
—you, yet driven back to you?
you, and driven toward you?
كيفhow لاnot يَجْذِبdraws لَثْمِيmy kissing
كيف لا يَجْذِب لَثْمِي
عَنْبَراًambergris فيin لَبَّتَيْكyour two throat hollows
عَنْبَراً في لَبَّتَيْك
How could my kisses fail to draw—
How could my kissing not draw forth
—ambergris from the hollows of your throat?
ambergris from your two throat hollows?
وهماand the two of them كالماءِlike water لاnot يَثremains (first part)
وهما كالماءِ لا يَث
بُتُremains (completion) فيin أنْمُلَتَيْكyour two fingertips
بُتُ في أنْمُلَتَيْك
And the pair are like water, never held—
And the two are like water that does not
—within your fingertips.
stay on your two fingertips.
فازtriumphed مَنwhoever قَبَّلkissed ياO قُرْdelight (first part)
فاز مَن قَبَّل يا قُرْ
رَةَdelight (completion) عَيْنَيَّof my two eyes يَدَيكyour two hands
رَةَ عَيْنَيَّ يَدَيك
Blessed is he who has kissed—O joy—
Triumphant is whoever kissed—O delight
—of his eyes—your hands!
of my eyes—your two hands!
