سَأَلتُها عَلَّةً مِن ماءِ مَبسِمِها

سَأَلتُها عَلَّةً مِن ماءِ مَبسِمِها

تُطفي بِها حَرَّ مَصدوعِ الحَشا دَنِفِ

تُطفي بِها حَرَّ مَصدوعِ الحَشا دَنِفِ

I asked her for a second draught of water from her smiling mouth,

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to quench with it the heat of one heartbroken and ailing.

فاِستَضحَكَت ثُمَّ قالَت ثَغرُ ذي شَنَبٍ

فاِستَضحَكَت ثُمَّ قالَت ثَغرُ ذي شَنَبٍ

في ثَغرِ ذي فَلَجٍ شَيءٌ مِنَ الكُلَفِ

في ثَغرِ ذي فَلَجٍ شَيءٌ مِنَ الكُلَفِ

So she laughed, then said, “A mouth with cool, sweet teeth

within a gap-toothed mouth is something of a burden.”

وَما دَرَت أَنَّهُ وَاللَهِ لا عَجَبٌ

وَما دَرَت أَنَّهُ وَاللَهِ لا عَجَبٌ

أَن يوجَدَ الدُرُّ مَقروناً مَعَ الصَدَفِ

أَن يوجَدَ الدُرُّ مَقروناً مَعَ الصَدَفِ

And she did not know that, by God, it is no wonder

that pearls should be found paired with oyster shells.