ترشّفتُ من شفتيهِ عقارا

ترشّفتُ من شفتيهِ عقارا

وقَبلتُ من خَدهِ جُلنارا

وقَبلتُ من خَدهِ جُلنارا

I sipped wine from his lips,

I sipped an elixir from his lips,

and kissed pomegranate blossoms from his cheek.

And kissed a ruby from his cheek.

وصافحتُ من نحرهِ الياسمي

وصافحتُ من نحرهِ الياسمي

نَ والوردَ والزهرَ والبَهارا

نَ والوردَ والزهرَ والبَهارا

And upon his throat I caressed the jasmine,

I clasped a jasmine from his neck,

the roses, the blossoms, and the oxeye daisies.

The rose, the blossom and spring's perfume.

وعانقتُ منهُ كثيباً مهيلاً

وعانقتُ منهُ كثيباً مهيلاً

وغصناً رطيبا وبدراً أنارا

وغصناً رطيبا وبدراً أنارا

And in him I embraced a dune of loose sand,

I embraced from him a gentle sand dune,

and a tender bough, and a full moon that shone.

A moist branch and a shining full moon.

وأبصرتُ من نورهِ في الظلامِ

وأبصرتُ من نورهِ في الظلامِ

بكلِّ مكانٍ بليلٍ نَهارا

بكلِّ مكانٍ بليلٍ نَهارا

And by his light I saw, amid the darkness,

I saw by his light in the darkness

daylight everywhere at night.

Everywhere, by night, the light of day.