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I wished for a kiss from her cheek,

تمنينت من خدها قبلة

1. I wished for a kiss from her cheek,
Though I did not aspire for her kiss.

١. تَمَنَّيْنتُ مِنْ خدِّها قُبْلةً
وما كنتُ أطمَعُ في قُبْلَتِهْ

2. And a cup I hand her, filled up,
That she drinks and I sip what's left.

٢. وكأساً أناولُها مِلْؤُها
فَتَبْدُو وأَشْرَبُ من فَضْلَتِهْ

3. So the messenger told her that from me,
In some of what he quoted from my tale.

٣. فَأَبْلَغَهَا ذاك عنيِّ الرسو
لُ في بَعْضِ ما نَصّ من قِصَّتِهْ

4. She said to her closest female kin,
"Do you not see his ambition?"

٤. فَقَالَتْ لأَقْرَبِ أَتْرابِها
ألا تَنْظُرِينَ إلى هِمّتِهْ

5. She said, "Do you combine estranging him
And stinginess with him for his wish?"

٥. فَقَالتْ أَتَجْمَعُ هِجْرانَهُ
وبُخْلاً عليه بِأُمْنِيّتِهْ