عَجِبتُ لِخَمرٍ فَوقَ خَدِّكَ نورُهُ

عَجِبتُ لِخَمرٍ فَوقَ خَدِّكَ نورُهُ

وَنيرانُهُ تُذكي التَباريحَ مِن قَلبي

وَنيرانُهُ تُذكي التَباريحَ مِن قَلبي

I marveled at wine whose glow is upon your cheek,

I'm amazed by wine above your cheek, its light

And whose fires kindle anguish within my heart.

And its fires kindle sighs from my heart

كَذَلِكَ دَمعي فَوقَ خَدّي مُذ جَرى

كَذَلِكَ دَمعي فَوقَ خَدّي مُذ جَرى

وَآثارُهُ مِن فَوقِ خَدِّكَ بِالعُشبِ

وَآثارُهُ مِن فَوقِ خَدِّكَ بِالعُشبِ

So too my tears, since they flowed upon my cheek,

Just like my tears above my cheek since they flowed

And their traces appear in the grass upon your cheek.

And their traces above your cheek in the grass

حُميتَ وَقَد حامَت عَلَيكَ مَطامِعي

حُميتَ وَقَد حامَت عَلَيكَ مَطامِعي

فَكَم باتِرٍ عَضبٍ عَلى بارِدٍ عَذبِ

فَكَم باتِرٍ عَضبٍ عَلى بارِدٍ عَذبِ

You were guarded, though my desires had hovered over you;

You were ardent when my ambitions revolved around you

For how many a keen, cutting blade stands over what is cool and sweet!

So how much cooled anger over gentle cooled