1. أعطت يداه مُحِبَّهَ تفاحةً

    تعطي المحبَّ أمانةً من صده

    His hands gave his lover an apple

    that grants the lover assurance against his rejection.

  2. فعلمتُ حينَ لثمتها من كفِّه

    إني سألثُم أُختها مِنْ خَدِّه

    So I knew, when I kissed it from his palm,

    that I would kiss its sister on his cheek.