اِستاكَ بِالمِسواكِ خالي اللّمَى

اِستاكَ بِالمِسواكِ خالي اللّمَى

وَقَبَّلَ المِسواك منهُ الشّفاهْ

وَقَبَّلَ المِسواك منهُ الشّفاهْ

My dark-lipped beloved cleaned his teeth with a miswak,

He whose lips lacked a dark hue cleaned his teeth with a siwak.

and his lips kissed the miswak.

And the siwak kissed his lips.

فَأَورَقَ المِسواك مِن حينِهِ

فَأَورَقَ المِسواك مِن حينِهِ

وَقالَ إِذ قَد مالَ فَخراً وَتاه

وَقالَ إِذ قَد مالَ فَخراً وَتاه

At once, the miswak put forth leaves

Then the siwak sprouted leaves that very instant.

and said, as it swayed proudly and strutted:

And it said, as it leaned proudly and swaggered:

إِنْ صِرتُ مِنْ ذا خَضِراً لا اِمترا

إِنْ صِرتُ مِنْ ذا خَضِراً لا اِمترا

أَما شَرِبت ماءَ عَينِ الحَياه

أَما شَرِبت ماءَ عَينِ الحَياه

“Indeed, through him I have turned green—beyond dispute;

If I have turned green from this, there is no doubt—

have I not drunk the water of the Spring of Life?”

Have I not drunk the water of the spring of life?