أَفدي بِروحي شَفتَي شادِنٍ
ذي مَبسِمٍ أَلْمَى وَحالي الرّضابْ
I would ransom with my soul the lips of Shadin
With a smile that dazzles, and my state is confusion
هُما هِلالانِ لَدى فِرقَةٍ
هُما هِلالٌ إِذ يَكونُ اِقتِرابْ
They are two crescents next to a separation
They are a crescent when there is a coming together
يَشرَبُ تِبغاً لِيَرى فاصِلاً
بَينَ الهِلالَينِ رَقيق السّحابْ
He drinks tobacco to see a delicate cloud
Between the two crescents, subtle like a mirage