شَكا الحِبُّ مِن بَعضِ أَسنانِه

شَكا الحِبُّ مِن بَعضِ أَسنانِه

وَتِلك اليتيمُ مِنَ الجَوهَرِ

وَتِلك اليتيمُ مِنَ الجَوهَرِ

The beloved complained about some of his teeth.

Love complained of some of its teeth

And that tooth is the orphan among jewels.

And that orphan of the gem

فَجاءَ إِلى قَلعِهِ قالعٌ

فَجاءَ إِلى قَلعِهِ قالعٌ

فَسالَ سُلاف اللّمى السُّكري

فَسالَ سُلاف اللّمى السُّكري

Then a tooth-puller came to extract it.

So a dislodger came to its castle

Then the pure wine of sugar-sweet, dusky lips flowed.

So it shed the juice of sweet dates

فَبَادَرتُ لِلرّشفِ مُرتشفاً

فَبَادَرتُ لِلرّشفِ مُرتشفاً

سَكِرتُ وَمن قبلُ لم أسكرِ

سَكِرتُ وَمن قبلُ لم أسكرِ

So I hastened to sip, drinking it in.

So I hastened to sip as one who sips

I grew drunk, though I had never been drunk before.

I got drunk, and before that I was not drunk

فَيا قالِعُ اِرفقْ بحِبّي وبي

فَيا قالِعُ اِرفقْ بحِبّي وبي

فَأَمّا اليتيمَ فَلا تَقهرِ

فَأَمّا اليتيمَ فَلا تَقهرِ

So, O tooth-puller, be gentle with my beloved and me.

So O dislodger, be gentle with my love and I

So as for the orphan, do not oppress him.

And as for the orphan, do not subdue it