البَرقُlightning فيin مُبتَسَمِهhis smile
البَرقُ في مُبتَسَمِه
وَالخَمرُand wine فيin مُلتَثَمِهhis lips (the place of kisses)
وَالخَمرُ في مُلتَثَمِه
Lightning is in his smile,
And wine is on his lips;
وَوَجهُهُand his face فيin شَعرِهِhis hair
وَوَجهُهُ في شَعرِهِ
كَقَمَرٍlike a moon فيin ظُلَمِهits darkness
كَقَمَرٍ في ظُلَمِه
And his face amid his hair
Is like a moon amid its darkness.
نامَfell asleep رَقيبيmy watcher سَكَراًdrunk
نامَ رَقيبي سَكَراً
يَحرُسُنيguards me فيin حُلُمِهhis dream
يَحرُسُني في حُلُمِه
My watcher fell asleep, drunk,
Guarding me in his dream;
وَباتَand spent the night مَنthe one whom أَهوىI love مَعيwith me
وَباتَ مَن أَهوى مَعي
يُذيقُنيmakes me taste ريقَsaliva فَمِهhis mouth
يُذيقُني ريقَ فَمِه
And the one I love spent the night with me,
Letting me taste the saliva of his mouth.
Sol 6.1