تَمَنَّيتُ تَقبيلَ الحَبيبِ فَجاءَني

وَقَبَّلَني في النَومِ ثِنتَينِ في العَدِّ

I wished to kiss the beloved, so he came to me

And kissed me twice in the dream, gently, tenderly

فَيا طِيبَ ذاكَ اللثمِ عِندي وَبَردَهُ

عَلى كَيدٍ حَرّى تَذوبُ مِن الوَجدِ

Oh, how sweet was that kiss to me, and its coolness

Against a burning passion that melts from ecstasy

وَإِني لَأَرجُو أَن أُقبِّلَ يَقظَةً

فَماً فيهِ شِيبَ الخَمر بِالمِسكِ وَالشهدِ

And I hope to kiss awake, a mouth

Where wine's gray mixes with musk and honey

فَيَقضي ظَمآنٌ مِن الراحِ ريَّهُ

وَيَشهَدُ ثَغراً كَاللآليءِ في العِقدِ

To quench a thirst of spirits, its draft

And witness lips like pearls in a necklace