1. Half of it fashioned from a lily,
And half from a pomegranate's blush,
١. وتفّاحةٍ من سوسنٍ صِيغَ نصفُها
ومن جُلَّنارٍ نصفُها وشقائقِ
2. As though passion has joined together
The lover's cheek to his beloved's.
٢. كأنَّ الهوى قد ضَمَّ من بعد فرقةٍ
بها خدَّ معشوقٍ إلى خدِّ عاشقِ