أنكر الحِبُّ إِذ لَثمتُ يَمينا

أنكر الحِبُّ إِذ لَثمتُ يَمينا

مِنهُ حالي فَقال شُرّفتَ قَدرا

مِنهُ حالي فَقال شُرّفتَ قَدرا

The beloved objected, when I kissed his right hand,

Love denied when I kissed the right hand,

To my conduct, and said, “You have been honored in rank!

My state improved, it said, your worth increased.

لِمَ لا كَنت لاثِماً وَردَ خَدّي

لِمَ لا كَنت لاثِماً وَردَ خَدّي

وَالطُلى أَو قَبّلت مِنّيَ ثَغرا

وَالطُلى أَو قَبّلت مِنّيَ ثَغرا

Why did you not kiss the rose of my cheek

Why did you not kiss my cheek instead?

And my neck, or kiss my mouth?”

Or kiss my lips, their sweetness never cease.

قُلت إِنّي أَراكَ كَعبة حُسنٍ

قُلت إِنّي أَراكَ كَعبة حُسنٍ

حَيثما قَد لَثمتها نِلتُ أَجرا

حَيثما قَد لَثمتها نِلتُ أَجرا

I said, “I see you as a Kaaba of beauty;

I said, I see you as a shrine of beauty,

Wherever I have kissed it, I have gained a reward.”

Wherever kissed, rewards and grace release.