1. يا ضاحكاً يستهل مضحكه

    عن برد واضحٍ وعن شنب

    O laughing one, whose smiling mouth opens

    to reveal gleaming hailstones and cool sweetness.

  2. أعطيتني قبلةً رشفت بها ال

    شهد مشوباً بعبرة العنب

    You gave me a kiss with which I sipped the

    honey mingled with a tear of the grape.

  3. كأنني إذ لثمتُ فاك بها

    لثمت تفاحةً من الذهب

    It was as though, when I kissed your mouth with it,

    I kissed an apple of gold.