شَيئَانِ لا يَجِدُ المُشتَمُّ بَينَهُما

شَيئَانِ لا يَجِدُ المُشتَمُّ بَينَهُما

فَرقاً وَما بِهِما فَقرٌ إِلى طيبِ

فَرقاً وَما بِهِما فَقرٌ إِلى طيبِ

Two things between which the smeller finds no

Two things the reviled finds no difference between,

difference, and neither has any need of perfume:

And neither needs pleasantness:

شُمَّ الحَبيبِ وَريحُ الراحِ بَعدُ وَلَم

شُمَّ الحَبيبِ وَريحُ الراحِ بَعدُ وَلَم

أَحكُم بِذَلِكَ إِلّا بَعدَ تَجريبِ

أَحكُم بِذَلِكَ إِلّا بَعدَ تَجريبِ

the beloved’s scent and then the fragrance of wine; and I did not

The scent of the beloved, and the wind of the riding camel after departure,

make that judgment until after testing.

And I judged this only after experiencing it.