وقحبةٌ في حرِّها

وقحبةٌ في حرِّها

حرٌّ يُنافي ذكرها

حرٌّ يُنافي ذكرها

And a whore within her sanctuary—

And a whore—in her cunt

Syrian rue is at odds with speaking of her.

is heat that belies her reputation.

إن قلت ما أقبحها

إن قلت ما أقبحها

قلت وما أحرُّها

قلت وما أحرُّها

If you say, “How ugly she is!”

If I say, “How ugly she is!”

I reply, “And how forbidden she is!”

I say, “And how hot she is!”