جِسمٌ كَعودِ أَراكِ
ما يُرتَضى لِسَواكِ
My body is like a twig of arak,
deemed fit for none but you.
ما فيهِ نَفعٌ لِباغٍ
إلّا اِنتِحالُ سِواكِ
No seeker finds any use in it,
save to take it up as a tooth-stick.
Sol 5.6
جِسمٌ كَعودِ أَراكِ
ما يُرتَضى لِسَواكِ
My body is like a twig of arak,
deemed fit for none but you.
ما فيهِ نَفعٌ لِباغٍ
إلّا اِنتِحالُ سِواكِ
No seeker finds any use in it,
save to take it up as a tooth-stick.
Sol 5.6