قالوا ذقونُ الملاح باردة

قالوا ذقونُ الملاح باردة

منكرات قلت اهدروا نكدي

منكرات قلت اهدروا نكدي

They said, “The chins of the fair are cold,

They said, "Taste the saltwater; it is cold."

Repugnant.” I said, “Disregard my misery!”

I denied it bitterly and said, "Waste my pain."

يا حرّ قلبي إذ لا يقبلها

يا حرّ قلبي إذ لا يقبلها

فمي ويا بردها على كبدي

فمي ويا بردها على كبدي

O my heart’s heat when they are not kissed

O burning heart, since it does not accept it,

By my mouth, and O their coolness upon my liver!

Then for my mouth, and O its coldness on my liver.