1. لئنْ لثمتُكَ يوماً

    وللسرورِ اقتناصُ

    If indeed I kiss you one day,

    and joy is there to be seized,

  2. فهاكَ فاقتصَّ منّي

    انَّ الجروحَ قِصَاصُ

    then here you are—take retribution from me:

    indeed, wounds are repaid in kind.