يا طيبَ ريقٍ باتَ بدرُ الدُّجى

يا طيبَ ريقٍ باتَ بدرُ الدُّجى

يمجّهُ بين ثناياكا

يمجّهُ بين ثناياكا

Oh, how sweet the saliva that the full moon of night spent the night

O gentle saliva, the full moon of dusk

pouring forth between your front teeth!

Filling the crevices between your teeth

يروي ولا ينهاكَ عن شُربِه

يروي ولا ينهاكَ عن شُربِه

والماءُ يرويكَ ويَنهاكا

والماءُ يرويكَ ويَنهاكا

It quenches thirst, yet does not keep you from drinking it;

Quenching yet unquenched, drinking its fill

while water quenches your thirst and keeps you from drinking.

While water slakes your thirst, though it forbids you