Saliha18 (asker) Apr 17, 2022:

Thank you @milena for your comments, and for sharing your thorough thought process!

Milena Atanasova Apr 9, 2022:

Then it should be translated: "He was blaming himself and the blood HAD rushed into his pink cheek hidden by skin that is darkened by the heat of the oven" to account for the presence of قد. And in my opinion, this doesn't make so much sense because the process of the cheek changing colour is profiled as complete. Judging by experience, when you are embarrassed, blood would rush to your cheek throughout the duration of the embarrassng episode and the verb is durative/continued state. When terrified, blood would drain away from your cheek and it's punctual/occurs in an instant; (نفر) in its meaning flee, run away, escape can is punctual and can be in the perfect. More context would definitely be helpful, though. Sorry for the long comment, particularly if it happens to make no sense at all.

Saleh Dardeer Apr 9, 2022:

the blood rushes to his face​/​cheeks

In this very short context, it appears that his face turned red out of embarrassment as he's blaming himself for doing something.

نفر = rush

The equivalent English idiom is
blood rushes to somebody’s face/cheeks

https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/blood-rushes-to-someb...

The meaning is further intensified by the vivid image of the pinky cheeks which forced their way through the accumulated layers of the tanned face skin by the heat of the oven.

HTH


https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/the-b...

Milena Atanasova Apr 8, 2022:

Perhaps a slightly longer excerpt would be helpful. Also, I think it should be "the blood had drained from his pink cheek..." The past perfect makes me think he's turned pale due to some state of turmoil he's is. Sorry if I've missed the mark.