تَرَشَّفْتُ مِنْ شَفَتَيْهِ العُقَارَا

تَرَشَّفْتُ مِنْ شَفَتَيْهِ العُقَارَا

وَقَبَّلْتُ مِنْ خَدِّهِ الجُلَّنارَا

وَقَبَّلْتُ مِنْ خَدِّهِ الجُلَّنارَا

I sipped wine from his lips,

I sipped the nectar of his lips,

And kissed the pomegranate blossom on his cheek.

And kissed his rosy cheeks,

وَشَاهَدْتُ مِنْهُ كَثِيباً مَهِيلاً

وَشَاهَدْتُ مِنْهُ كَثِيباً مَهِيلاً

وَغُصْناً رَطِيباً وَبَدْراً أَنارَا

وَغُصْناً رَطِيباً وَبَدْراً أَنارَا

And in him I beheld a dune of loose sand,

I saw in him a towering dune,

And a tender branch, and a full moon that shone.

A scented branch, a shining moon.

وَأَبْصَرْتُ مِنْ وَجْهِه في الظَّلامِ

وَأَبْصَرْتُ مِنْ وَجْهِه في الظَّلامِ

بِكُلِّ مَكانٍ بِلَيْلٍ نَهَارَا

بِكُلِّ مَكانٍ بِلَيْلٍ نَهَارَا

And from his face, in the darkness, I saw

I saw his face illuminate

Daylight everywhere at night.

The darkest night, and make it bright.