حملوا الحبيب إلى لما أن رأوا

جنبي على فرش الضنى قلبته

When they saw my beloved lying beside me

On the mattress of affection in my embrace

حتى إذا سألوه لثمي قال لو

قبلته للموت ما قبلته

They asked him, “Did she kiss you?” He replied, “If I had

Been kissed by her, I would not have kissed death.”